| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1637 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1075 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 239 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 130 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 103 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 102 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 45 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |