| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1617 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 809 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 354 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 340 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 325 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 279 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 278 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 269 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 223 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 168 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 160 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 141 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 137 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 129 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 127 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 109 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 89 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 77 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 39 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 29 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| 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| | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| 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| | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| 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| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |