| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 23000 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 16510 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10359 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9452 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9343 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8158 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7760 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7183 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7110 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6764 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6679 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6390 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6192 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6088 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5832 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5671 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5671 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5556 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5427 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4872 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 3895 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3513 |
| Registration plate issues | 2921 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2919 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2660 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2569 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2523 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2491 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2294 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2211 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2075 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1998 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1711 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1549 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1403 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1349 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1289 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1236 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1235 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1208 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1198 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1178 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1150 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1139 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1117 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1101 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1010 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 983 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 971 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 954 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 924 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 920 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 920 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 888 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 862 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 855 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 845 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 832 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 821 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 804 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 787 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 786 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 755 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 752 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 746 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 746 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 740 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 734 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 732 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 697 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 688 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 668 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 652 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 639 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 621 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 612 |