| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 587 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 519 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 481 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| 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)) | 109 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 79 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| 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)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 49 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 39 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| 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)) | 29 |
| 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|| | 28 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 27 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| 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)) | 15 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| 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|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |