| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1119 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 982 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 454 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 444 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 331 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 319 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 282 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 244 |
| Registration plate issues | 221 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 181 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 180 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 164 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 160 |
| 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)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 132 |
| 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| | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 126 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 125 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 125 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 113 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 109 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 99 |
| 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| | 92 |
| 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| | 89 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 81 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 64 |
| 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| | 60 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 49 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 38 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside 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| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Windscreen has damage | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 31 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 30 |