| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4380 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3889 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2814 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 843 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 754 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 719 |
| Registration plate issues | 702 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 660 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 626 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 625 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 588 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 530 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 525 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 473 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 460 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 450 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 432 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 428 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 393 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 368 |
| Windscreen has damage | 363 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 313 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 291 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 288 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 276 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 268 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 260 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 239 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 220 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 203 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 198 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 198 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 192 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 172 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 117 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 116 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 105 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 94 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 91 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 87 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 87 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 84 |