| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 490 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 321 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 259 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 132 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 106 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 41 |
| Registration plate issues | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake binding | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 10 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |