| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 18787 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14937 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13888 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4648 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4597 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4346 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4035 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3984 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2684 |
| Registration plate issues | 2658 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2619 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2510 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2463 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2298 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2258 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2119 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2032 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1784 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1715 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1634 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1549 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1547 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1506 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1410 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1391 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1367 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1308 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1266 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1237 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1220 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1179 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1173 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1154 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1127 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1064 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1031 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1010 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 949 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 935 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 908 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 898 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 896 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 879 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 875 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 858 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 851 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 838 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 782 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 769 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 755 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 727 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 716 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 716 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 694 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 660 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 647 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 637 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 601 |
| 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| | 597 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 570 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 562 |
| Rear brake binding | 559 |
| 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| | 554 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 531 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 529 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 528 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 520 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 520 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 507 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 471 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 462 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 458 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 456 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 440 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 438 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 437 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 423 |
| 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| | 411 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 410 |
| 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)) | 393 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 390 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 390 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 390 |
| 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| | 382 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 375 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 370 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 368 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 363 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 359 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 350 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 350 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 348 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 347 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 343 |