| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11218 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6471 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1570 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1208 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1044 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1022 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 987 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 977 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 958 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 934 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 930 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 913 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 905 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 902 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 892 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 853 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 836 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 803 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 791 |
| Registration plate issues | 788 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 751 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 723 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 720 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 687 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 601 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 569 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 553 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 540 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 518 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 505 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 483 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 462 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 433 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 425 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 394 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 383 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 336 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 332 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 314 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 312 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 302 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 298 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 287 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 274 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 272 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 264 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 254 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 253 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 245 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 234 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 233 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 231 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 230 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 223 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 220 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 209 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 208 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 206 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 206 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 199 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 196 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 193 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 192 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 192 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 191 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 190 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 189 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 183 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 179 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 176 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 173 |