| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 355 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 184 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 121 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Registration plate issues | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front brake application uneven | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |