| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9867 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9669 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3836 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1887 |
| Registration plate issues | 1746 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1650 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1424 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1181 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1086 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1034 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 951 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 930 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 893 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 892 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 867 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 852 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 824 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 814 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 786 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 779 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 730 |
| Rear brake binding | 723 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 722 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 706 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 700 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 673 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 659 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 642 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 640 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 607 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 604 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 591 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 560 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 495 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 494 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 488 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 476 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 476 |
| Windscreen has damage | 473 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 471 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 467 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 465 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 459 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 455 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 451 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 443 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 428 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 425 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 414 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 406 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 401 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 399 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 392 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 387 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 386 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 386 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 386 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 366 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 361 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 352 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 327 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 322 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 305 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 304 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 294 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 293 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 286 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 282 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 273 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 270 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 263 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 260 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 255 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 252 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 249 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 246 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 241 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 236 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 233 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 232 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 230 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 230 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 229 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 223 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 214 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 212 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 197 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 192 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 188 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 186 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 186 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 185 |