| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12401 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11373 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6231 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3635 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2644 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2357 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2246 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1502 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1224 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1112 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1059 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 827 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 811 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 770 |
| Registration plate issues | 760 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 734 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 722 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 716 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 701 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 637 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 613 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 612 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 597 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 561 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 511 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 505 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 502 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 469 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 451 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 449 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 437 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 430 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 426 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 402 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 386 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 373 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 371 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 352 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 322 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 301 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 291 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 290 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 286 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 284 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 278 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 240 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 237 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 231 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 219 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 218 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 209 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 197 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 189 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 182 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 181 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 178 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |