| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4812 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4555 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1346 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1044 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 859 |
| Registration plate issues | 656 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 613 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 525 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 401 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 345 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 333 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 316 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 308 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 261 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 234 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 234 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 193 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 172 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 161 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 157 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Windscreen has damage | 151 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 131 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 131 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 119 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 115 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 78 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 71 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 66 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |