| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5300 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3892 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3423 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1237 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 753 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 701 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 624 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 608 |
| Registration plate issues | 602 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 593 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 582 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 553 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 516 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 489 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 454 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 411 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 410 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 398 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 392 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 353 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 319 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 290 |
| Windscreen has damage | 275 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 271 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 265 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 252 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 241 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 225 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 217 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 185 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Rear brake binding | 168 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 166 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 150 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 138 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 134 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 127 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 110 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 105 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 95 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |