| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3242 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2740 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1143 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 691 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 568 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 541 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 506 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 489 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 476 |
| Registration plate issues | 453 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 435 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 411 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 402 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 393 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 338 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 315 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 230 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 224 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 200 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 197 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 192 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 180 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 180 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 167 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 161 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 158 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 152 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 144 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 134 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 129 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 114 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 110 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 103 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 95 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 95 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 95 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Windscreen has damage | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 65 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 60 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 57 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 56 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 53 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Rear brake binding | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 46 |