| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2785 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1222 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 877 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 872 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 773 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 516 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 423 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 376 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 354 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 310 |
| Registration plate issues | 305 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 298 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 298 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 278 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 264 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 259 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 249 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 240 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 220 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 212 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 209 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 177 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 174 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 170 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 166 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 162 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 154 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 148 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 116 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 114 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 114 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 113 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 112 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 111 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 111 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 107 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 107 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 106 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 103 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 103 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 98 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 95 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 94 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 90 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 89 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 88 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 87 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 77 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 73 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 73 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 72 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 71 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 68 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 65 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 64 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 62 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 62 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 59 |
| Rear brake binding | 59 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 57 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 57 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 57 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 56 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 54 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 53 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 51 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 50 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 48 |