| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3228 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 886 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 837 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 169 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 134 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 124 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 121 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 51 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 49 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Windscreen has damage | 24 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 24 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d|| | 23 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |