| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10706 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9844 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9245 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6191 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6033 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5192 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3911 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3077 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2602 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2413 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1640 |
| Registration plate issues | 1603 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1433 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1386 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1368 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1355 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1291 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1147 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1110 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1108 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1075 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1074 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1025 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1001 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 984 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 972 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 964 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 951 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 874 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 811 |
| 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| | 790 |
| 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| | 775 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 757 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 694 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 641 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 624 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 618 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 602 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 593 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 592 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 588 |
| Rear brake binding | 587 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 585 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 568 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 559 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 548 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 542 |
| 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| | 540 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 535 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 535 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 532 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 527 |
| 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| | 524 |
| Windscreen has damage | 520 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 518 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 475 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 474 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 469 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 455 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 440 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 436 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 434 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 433 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 432 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 432 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 424 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 422 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 418 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 402 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 400 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 397 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 393 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 387 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 386 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 380 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 379 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 371 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 369 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 356 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 354 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 352 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 349 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 347 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 339 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 336 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 333 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 323 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 322 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 318 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 309 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 308 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 303 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 299 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 277 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 276 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 275 |
| 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| | 270 |
| 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| | 262 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 262 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 256 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 256 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 250 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 249 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 241 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 237 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a| | 235 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 231 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 227 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 227 |