| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 91 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 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 Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |