| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 18383 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14915 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13733 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5006 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3940 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3482 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3302 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3287 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3233 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3112 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2888 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2519 |
| Registration plate issues | 2294 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2106 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1869 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1721 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1691 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1654 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1548 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1495 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1354 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1344 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1316 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1310 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1246 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1208 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1114 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1086 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1080 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1055 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1041 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1031 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1029 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1020 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1015 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1008 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1002 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 997 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 993 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 989 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 893 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 860 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 859 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 851 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 806 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 802 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 792 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 778 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 723 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 721 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 717 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 653 |
| 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| | 621 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 619 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 603 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 586 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 569 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 559 |
| Rear brake binding | 558 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 557 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 554 |
| 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| | 545 |
| 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| | 506 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 485 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 483 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 473 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 472 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 460 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 459 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 454 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 444 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 444 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 441 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 440 |
| 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| | 438 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 429 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 426 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 415 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 413 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 413 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 408 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 407 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 400 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 397 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 396 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 386 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 382 |
| Nearside Outer Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 364 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 354 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 341 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 339 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 337 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 329 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 323 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 313 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 313 |