| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6060 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5489 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1865 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1865 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1852 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1608 |
| Registration plate issues | 904 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 879 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 739 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 680 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 678 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 637 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 629 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 495 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 427 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 404 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 390 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 375 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 347 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 332 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 324 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 324 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 270 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 266 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 261 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 240 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 234 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 210 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 202 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 172 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 154 |
| Windscreen has damage | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 128 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 119 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |