| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 425 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 340 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 335 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 214 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 213 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 199 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 103 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 100 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 92 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 58 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Rear brake binding | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 36 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 34 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 27 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 26 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 19 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 13 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 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 Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 10 |