| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 347 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 337 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 313 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 9 |