| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9206 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7301 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5040 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2111 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2055 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2031 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1910 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1763 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1716 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1714 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1646 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1501 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1228 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1177 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1175 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1155 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1145 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1141 |
| Registration plate issues | 1036 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1025 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 949 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 941 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 913 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 856 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 849 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 832 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 818 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 798 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 782 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 741 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 732 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 720 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 715 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 698 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 631 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 620 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 604 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 602 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 583 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 578 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 575 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 564 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 532 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 502 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 485 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 474 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 472 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 465 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 462 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 449 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 438 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 430 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 424 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 423 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 411 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 403 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 392 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 390 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 386 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 379 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 375 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 368 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 363 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 362 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 360 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 347 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 346 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 342 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 338 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 336 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 317 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 304 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 302 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 292 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 274 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 272 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 269 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 267 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 256 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 251 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 248 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 245 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 245 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 242 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 241 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 240 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 235 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 233 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 229 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 226 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 224 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 223 |