| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 920 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 483 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 475 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 457 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 410 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 406 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 354 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 306 |
| Rear brake binding | 271 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 173 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 153 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 152 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 130 |
| Registration plate issues | 125 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 108 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 106 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 98 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 91 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Front brake application uneven | 69 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 64 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 59 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 59 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 56 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 55 |
| Windscreen has damage | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 45 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 44 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 27 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Exhaust particulate filter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 21 |