| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 686 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 585 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 231 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 182 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 126 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 119 |
| Registration plate issues | 119 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 105 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 91 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 49 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 43 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Rear brake binding | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 40 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 38 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 37 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 36 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 30 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 18 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 14 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 13 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 11 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 11 |