| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2372 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2298 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1539 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1412 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1189 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1081 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 937 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 756 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 671 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 568 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 546 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 496 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 444 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 325 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 307 |
| Registration plate issues | 301 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 298 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 285 |
| Rear brake binding | 279 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 264 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 253 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 247 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 231 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 226 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 214 |
| 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| | 209 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 207 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 203 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 202 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 202 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 194 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 193 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 186 |
| 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| | 185 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 174 |
| 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| | 156 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 154 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 142 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 131 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 129 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 128 |
| 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| | 127 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 124 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 121 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 115 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 112 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 102 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 91 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 85 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Front brake application uneven | 79 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 77 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 75 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 74 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 72 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 71 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 70 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 67 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 63 |