| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 845 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 521 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 435 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 121 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 107 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 79 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 78 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 59 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 58 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| 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)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| 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)) | 28 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |