| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12319 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11231 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10849 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3957 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3906 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3674 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3463 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2511 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1747 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1729 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1681 |
| Registration plate issues | 1674 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1600 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1503 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1496 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1463 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1388 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1271 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1255 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1238 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1231 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1197 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1171 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1150 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1144 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1143 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1141 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1137 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1079 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1042 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1025 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 979 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 973 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 959 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 751 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 745 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 715 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 684 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 684 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 669 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 662 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 658 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 654 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 645 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 624 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 603 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 602 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 597 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 583 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 567 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 549 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 535 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 486 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 480 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 477 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 459 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 444 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 442 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 430 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 408 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 401 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 400 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 392 |
| 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| | 378 |
| 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)) | 365 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 352 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 348 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 345 |
| 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| | 343 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 331 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 316 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 316 |
| 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)) | 312 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 308 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 306 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 301 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 299 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 298 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 298 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 297 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 291 |
| Rear brake binding | 285 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 285 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 282 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 273 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 269 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 267 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 257 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 257 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 257 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |