| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2464 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1058 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 694 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 502 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 365 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 326 |
| Registration plate issues | 320 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 230 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 229 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 212 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 136 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 136 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 95 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 90 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 64 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 63 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 56 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 55 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 51 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 49 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 37 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 36 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Windscreen has damage | 35 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |