| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7973 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6770 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5493 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5486 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4875 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1204 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1150 |
| Registration plate issues | 854 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 824 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 711 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 693 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 688 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 574 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 558 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 528 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 521 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 505 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 498 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 496 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 486 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 430 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 397 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 386 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 369 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 366 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 339 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 316 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 314 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 299 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 289 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 288 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 273 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 257 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 244 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 237 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 233 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 218 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 216 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 205 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 205 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn outer bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 145 |