| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4276 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2392 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1966 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1110 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1026 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1004 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 778 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 777 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 638 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 631 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 599 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 512 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 475 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 439 |
| Registration plate issues | 429 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 420 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 414 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 397 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 342 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 341 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 340 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 335 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 321 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 313 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 293 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 292 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 289 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 283 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 269 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 243 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 236 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 235 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 230 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 218 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 218 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 211 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 209 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 203 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 196 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 192 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 172 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 160 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 160 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 154 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 153 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 137 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 126 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 125 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 121 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 107 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Windscreen has damage | 103 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 94 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 89 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 86 |