| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 172 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 98 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 86 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Rear brake binding | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |