| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3083 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2613 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2357 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2020 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1614 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1069 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 938 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 711 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 667 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 582 |
| Registration plate issues | 402 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 391 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 382 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 322 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 296 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 291 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 287 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 233 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 223 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 216 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 208 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 201 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 198 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 197 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 153 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 137 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 127 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 116 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 111 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 101 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 87 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 83 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 81 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |