| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1916 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 877 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 782 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 428 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 329 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 221 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 213 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 144 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 125 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| 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)) | 117 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 80 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 79 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 73 |
| 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)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| 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)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 48 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 46 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 42 |
| 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)) | 38 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 35 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| 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)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| 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)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 26 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 23 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 21 |