| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6822 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3638 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2991 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1475 |
| Registration plate issues | 1391 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1330 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1226 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 976 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 975 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 943 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 768 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 751 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 715 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 685 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 549 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 498 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 496 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 487 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 484 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 477 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 474 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 462 |
| Rear brake binding | 448 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 401 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 388 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 385 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 381 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 376 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 373 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 362 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 354 |
| 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| | 353 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 344 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 342 |
| 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| | 305 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 299 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 294 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 289 |
| Windscreen has damage | 288 |
| 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| | 277 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 262 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 253 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 249 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 246 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 234 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 226 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 223 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 220 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 209 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 208 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 207 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 207 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 200 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 188 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 187 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 185 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 182 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 178 |
| 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| | 176 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 172 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 169 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 168 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 166 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 163 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 163 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 163 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 157 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 154 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 148 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 144 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 142 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 140 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 129 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 129 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 128 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |