| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10395 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9154 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4226 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3092 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2131 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2057 |
| Registration plate issues | 1773 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1704 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1576 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1276 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1253 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1237 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1143 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1092 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 953 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 944 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 880 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 835 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 785 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 688 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 656 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 586 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 586 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 574 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 564 |
| Rear brake binding | 558 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 557 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 551 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 546 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 509 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 499 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 489 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 475 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 467 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 463 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 462 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 460 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 459 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 456 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 455 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 433 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 432 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 430 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 425 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 410 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 408 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 406 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 395 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 383 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 361 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 353 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 352 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 350 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 344 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 344 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 331 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| 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| | 328 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 323 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 319 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 319 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 314 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Windscreen has damage | 304 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 303 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 294 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 267 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 267 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 259 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 258 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 253 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 246 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 242 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 234 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 233 |
| 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| | 233 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 220 |
| 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| | 216 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 213 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 199 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 198 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 198 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 195 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 193 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 192 |