| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 195 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 87 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 83 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 30 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 29 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 11 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 10 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 10 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |