| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3060 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1913 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 973 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 914 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 874 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 859 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 733 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 650 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 628 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 439 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 402 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 368 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 366 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 330 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 301 |
| Registration plate issues | 297 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 291 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 287 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 259 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 247 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 247 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 246 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 203 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 198 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 189 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 181 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 174 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 110 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 109 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 102 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 95 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 60 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 52 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 49 |