| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 760 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 739 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 515 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 384 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 346 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 328 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 284 |
| Registration plate issues | 192 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 186 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 117 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 99 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 96 |
| 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 Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| 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 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 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 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 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| 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 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 37 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Rear brake binding | 25 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |