| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10790 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6142 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2626 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2539 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2381 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2314 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2065 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2002 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1940 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1801 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1795 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1729 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1672 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1301 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1291 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1253 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1198 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1073 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1036 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1035 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1024 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1009 |
| Registration plate issues | 932 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 902 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 901 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 891 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 758 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 741 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 703 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 697 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 694 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 677 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 596 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 595 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 579 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 516 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 511 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 510 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 507 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 472 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 436 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 423 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 421 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 420 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 390 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 383 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 376 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 359 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 332 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 324 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 322 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 315 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 313 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 298 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 297 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 275 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 274 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 258 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 253 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 249 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 217 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 210 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 197 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 191 |