| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 954 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 819 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 819 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 671 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 373 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 290 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 240 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 194 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 129 |
| Registration plate issues | 123 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 96 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |