| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 308 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 298 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 174 |
| Registration plate issues | 107 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 13 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 10 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear 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)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear 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)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Outer 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)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |