| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3848 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2854 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2617 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1314 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 848 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 620 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 590 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 550 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 488 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 479 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 418 |
| Registration plate issues | 378 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 330 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 310 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 306 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 296 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 279 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 278 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 275 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 251 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 244 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 240 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 201 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 194 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 188 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 174 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 167 |
| Windscreen has damage | 163 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 105 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 104 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 93 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 92 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 83 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 83 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |