| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17436 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11709 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4593 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3958 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3264 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3014 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2914 |
| Registration plate issues | 2669 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2517 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2503 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2427 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2416 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2094 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2038 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1739 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1548 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1504 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1438 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1428 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1413 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1337 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1304 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1246 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1213 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1116 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1089 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1058 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1047 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1003 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 983 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 969 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 917 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 885 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 831 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 819 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 815 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 805 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 802 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 801 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 798 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 793 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 784 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 740 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 726 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 714 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 693 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 691 |
| Rear brake binding | 683 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 679 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 670 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 666 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 656 |
| Windscreen has damage | 654 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 648 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 642 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 610 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 569 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 566 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 528 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 528 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 523 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 490 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 483 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 453 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 443 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 437 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 428 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 427 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 426 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 423 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 421 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 419 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 408 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 407 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 398 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 398 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 397 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 394 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 387 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 385 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 383 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 377 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 375 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 371 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 363 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 362 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 353 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 350 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 346 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 345 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 343 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 340 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 322 |