| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 820 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 651 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 605 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 177 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 128 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 128 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 81 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 78 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 63 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 43 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 31 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 29 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 25 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 20 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 19 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 19 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 18 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 13 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |