| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11890 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7640 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4462 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3172 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3164 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1552 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1034 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1015 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 872 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 858 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 810 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 668 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 660 |
| Registration plate issues | 571 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 563 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 515 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 486 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 475 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 475 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 466 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 430 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 429 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 405 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 402 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 382 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 379 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 358 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 356 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 343 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 341 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 339 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 307 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 291 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 256 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 241 |
| 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)) | 240 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| 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)) | 228 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 228 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 226 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 224 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 208 |
| Rear brake binding | 203 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 193 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 193 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 188 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 186 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| 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| | 173 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 170 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 168 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 151 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 149 |