| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 903 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 513 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 323 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 284 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 240 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 185 |
| Registration plate issues | 168 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 104 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 64 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 62 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 60 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 47 |
| Windscreen has damage | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 39 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 33 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 27 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 18 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |