| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8954 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4142 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1162 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1089 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1074 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 996 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 970 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 965 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 949 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 897 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 890 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 874 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 836 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 808 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 667 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 647 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 616 |
| Registration plate issues | 583 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 569 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 561 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 559 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 533 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 504 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 432 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 424 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 377 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 343 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 329 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 310 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 299 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 297 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 270 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 253 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 249 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 236 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 227 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 222 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 221 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 187 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 137 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 130 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 120 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 119 |