| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3272 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1178 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1001 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 782 |
| Registration plate issues | 594 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 542 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 479 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 420 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 374 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 350 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 346 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 344 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 336 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 335 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 321 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 299 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 282 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 258 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 258 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 249 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 234 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 210 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 208 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 203 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 183 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 161 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 158 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 157 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 148 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 139 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 105 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 95 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside 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)) | 94 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 89 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 79 |
| Windscreen has damage | 76 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 59 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 59 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 58 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 58 |