| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1035 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 821 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 550 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 498 |
| Registration plate issues | 295 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 270 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 216 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 173 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 160 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 153 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 137 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 117 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 113 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 112 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 111 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 100 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 85 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 85 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 83 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 83 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 65 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 63 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 50 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 49 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 43 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 40 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 39 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 38 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 37 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 32 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 27 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 27 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 26 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 25 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 24 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 23 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 20 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 19 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 18 |