| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2408 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1952 |
| Registration plate issues | 1072 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 900 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 671 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 635 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 595 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 528 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 517 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 465 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 347 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 322 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 264 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 234 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 199 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 198 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 195 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 189 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 183 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 165 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 159 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 159 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 158 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 156 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 152 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 148 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 137 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 133 |
| Electronic parking brake control insecure |3.1.3b| | 131 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 125 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 119 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 118 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 115 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 113 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 108 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 105 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Windscreen has damage | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 94 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 93 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 93 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 87 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 84 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Nearside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 81 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 70 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 69 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 67 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Offside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |