| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13343 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9930 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3935 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3572 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2940 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2738 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2449 |
| Registration plate issues | 2241 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2148 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1991 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1972 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1923 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1839 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1360 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1336 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1334 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1317 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1244 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1119 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1119 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 990 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 930 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 903 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 891 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 879 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 858 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 830 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 721 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 692 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 662 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 610 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 586 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 580 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 565 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 564 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 540 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 521 |
| Windscreen has damage | 518 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 502 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 489 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 488 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 479 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 478 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 468 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 467 |
| Rear brake binding | 450 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 450 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 440 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 438 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 437 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 435 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 420 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 411 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 398 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 382 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 381 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 378 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 370 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 367 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 366 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 358 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 346 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 338 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 338 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 336 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 334 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 331 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 329 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 320 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 320 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 317 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 302 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 295 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 273 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 272 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 269 |