| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1376 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1192 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 617 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 410 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 356 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 317 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 187 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 175 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Registration plate issues | 159 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 153 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 138 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 137 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 111 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 104 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 101 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 86 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 70 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 66 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 51 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 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)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 39 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 32 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |