| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1439 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1414 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1221 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 638 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 508 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 496 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 453 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 444 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 395 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 341 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 233 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 210 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Rear brake binding | 152 |
| Registration plate issues | 149 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 140 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 130 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 105 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 69 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 62 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 43 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |