| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 212 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 168 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 87 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 52 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 49 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 48 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 19 |
| Electronic parking brake control insecure |3.1.3b| | 19 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Windscreen has damage | 18 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 14 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 11 |
| Offside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 9 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 7 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |