| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11232 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7166 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6572 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2437 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2402 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2322 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2010 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1923 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1772 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1682 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1607 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1564 |
| Registration plate issues | 1470 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1440 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1338 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1165 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1077 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1065 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 978 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 960 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 930 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 900 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 831 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 795 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 768 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 747 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 647 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 638 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 604 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 599 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 573 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 567 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 558 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 549 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 528 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 518 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 517 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 515 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 501 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 499 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 482 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 473 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 468 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 437 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 426 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 419 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 411 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 383 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 375 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 373 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 371 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 349 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 346 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 344 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 338 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 335 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 331 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 330 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 315 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 313 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 304 |
| 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| | 303 |
| Rear brake binding | 298 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 292 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 273 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 272 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 256 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 253 |
| Front brake application uneven | 248 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 236 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 236 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 229 |
| 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| | 221 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 218 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 216 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 212 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 209 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 208 |
| 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| | 208 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 202 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 199 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 199 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 185 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 181 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 180 |