| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8787 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7574 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6877 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5229 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4285 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3010 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2525 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1465 |
| Registration plate issues | 1361 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1330 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1268 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1178 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 967 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 923 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 798 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 796 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 764 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 763 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 693 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 690 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 659 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 650 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 635 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 609 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 604 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 600 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 596 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 587 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 566 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 561 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 529 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 519 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 459 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 449 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 449 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 444 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 427 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 424 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 406 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 394 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 386 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 354 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 305 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 303 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 283 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 270 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 266 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 230 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 217 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 200 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 197 |