| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1469 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 855 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 608 |
| Registration plate issues | 419 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 413 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 317 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 308 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 190 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 179 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 127 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 46 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 45 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 27 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake lever is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (1.1.6 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |