| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3190 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3026 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1248 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 531 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 377 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 369 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 355 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 304 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 277 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 251 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 236 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 215 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 208 |
| Rear brake binding | 203 |
| Registration plate issues | 198 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 185 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 181 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 121 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 104 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 99 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 96 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 92 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 82 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 76 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 70 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 70 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 66 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 61 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 59 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 52 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Windscreen has damage | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 48 |