| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 507 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 486 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 394 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 295 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 287 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 269 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 187 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 167 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Registration plate issues | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 61 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 59 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 47 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 33 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 12 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |