| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2640 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1869 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1680 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1516 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 903 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 672 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 514 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 513 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 428 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 356 |
| Registration plate issues | 355 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 336 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 314 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 304 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 291 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 261 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 218 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 210 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 208 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 172 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 134 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 125 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 101 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 93 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 85 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 65 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |