| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 574 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 251 |
| Registration plate issues | 218 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 207 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 136 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 28 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 15 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |