| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12745 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7156 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6724 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5896 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5281 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4582 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3927 |
| Registration plate issues | 2213 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2138 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1920 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1884 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1798 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1707 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1554 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1433 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1274 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 991 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 825 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 769 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 745 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 722 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 710 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 707 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 705 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 704 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 687 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 683 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 646 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 634 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 614 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 588 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 586 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 583 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 582 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 565 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 539 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 535 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 528 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 527 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 518 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 508 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 488 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 473 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 441 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 434 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 426 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 422 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 411 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 401 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 399 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 383 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 376 |
| Rear brake binding | 375 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 370 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 361 |
| Windscreen has damage | 358 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 356 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 355 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 355 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 349 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 338 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 326 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 323 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 319 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 319 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 309 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 305 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 294 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 289 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 286 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 284 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 283 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 271 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 271 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 268 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 267 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 263 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 259 |