| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 694 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 624 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 342 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 297 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 249 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Registration plate issues | 170 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 103 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 90 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 83 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 59 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Rear brake binding | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 22 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 19 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |