| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1413 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 691 |
| Registration plate issues | 466 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 465 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 392 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 384 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 325 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 228 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 208 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 186 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 160 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 144 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 133 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 133 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 132 |
| 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| | 114 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 81 |
| 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| | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 74 |
| 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| | 67 |
| Rear brake binding | 67 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 65 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 64 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 60 |
| 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| | 60 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 53 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 45 |
| Windscreen has damage | 44 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 34 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |