| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2758 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1134 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 920 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 612 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 519 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 469 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 414 |
| Registration plate issues | 397 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 371 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 355 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 338 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 331 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 329 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 308 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 266 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 238 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 226 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 218 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 192 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 186 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 161 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 158 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 158 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 149 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 135 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 132 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 125 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 123 |
| Rear brake binding | 113 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 109 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 106 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 100 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 96 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |