| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9419 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7919 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4149 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2997 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2565 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2029 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2026 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1474 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1461 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1156 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1118 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1116 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1057 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 969 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 852 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 843 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 826 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 817 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 793 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 780 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 764 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 735 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 703 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 697 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 657 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 653 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 649 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 645 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 590 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 565 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 560 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 556 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 544 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 536 |
| Registration plate issues | 532 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 526 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 509 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 476 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 472 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 467 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 454 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 449 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 441 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 430 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 423 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 422 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 420 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 405 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 399 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 396 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 387 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 382 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 378 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 365 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 359 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 357 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 353 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 347 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 331 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 331 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 328 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 328 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 327 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 318 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 316 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 314 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 313 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 309 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 306 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 275 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 268 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 266 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 266 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 265 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 261 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 256 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 252 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 248 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 243 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 243 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 240 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 234 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 231 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 227 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 225 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 213 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 211 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 211 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 209 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 208 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 204 |
| Rear brake binding | 204 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 203 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 198 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 196 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 194 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 192 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 188 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 187 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 186 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 179 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 178 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 174 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 172 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 169 |