| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 157 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 69 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Direction indicator incorrect colour both rear (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |