| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 189 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 81 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 65 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 14 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 11 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 8 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Tie bar/rod worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |