| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2142 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1692 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 503 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 379 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 374 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 351 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 351 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 321 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 300 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 288 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 190 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 183 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 179 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 174 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 154 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 149 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 134 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 125 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Registration plate issues | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 51 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 41 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 41 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 35 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |