| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 267 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 188 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 38 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 32 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear brake binding | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |