| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 170 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 4 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Foremost (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive wear or play (2.2.2 (c)) | 2 |