| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 529 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 473 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 139 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 11 |