| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 650 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 586 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 281 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 203 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 85 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 49 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Front brake application uneven | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |