| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2999 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2252 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 557 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 423 |
| Registration plate issues | 377 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 322 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 300 |
| 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)) | 284 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| 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)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 189 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 136 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 133 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 104 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 103 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 103 |
| Offside 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)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 88 |
| Nearside 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)) | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 85 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| 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|| | 81 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 68 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 64 |
| 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|| | 64 |
| 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)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 62 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 56 |
| Rear brake binding | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 55 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 54 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 52 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |