| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2674 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1030 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 624 |
| Registration plate issues | 379 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 335 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 333 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 275 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 234 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 214 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 178 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 151 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 150 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 149 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 100 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 98 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 96 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 45 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 43 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 41 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 40 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |