| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 410 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 244 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 159 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 112 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 95 |
| Registration plate issues | 91 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 36 |
| 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)) | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside 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)) | 16 |
| Windscreen has damage | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| 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)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside 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)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |