| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2312 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1065 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 774 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 388 |
| Registration plate issues | 338 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 307 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 305 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 304 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 272 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 246 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 205 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 161 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 137 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 135 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 134 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 132 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 130 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 125 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Rear brake binding | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 111 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 106 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 100 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 90 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 67 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 66 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 62 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 45 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Windscreen has damage | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 39 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 37 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |