| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 23 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Central Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush protruding arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush protruding arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone rear bush worn to excess (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury Side repeater lens (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested not working (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction DISPLAYED. (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear most (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear most (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction RED & AMBER LAMP ON (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking brake nipple loose leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush and front bush detached from arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush detached from arm, front bush worn. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush, both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn both fronts (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed due to eml on dash (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability rear mount (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect left hand drive beam pattern (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front and rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view wing mirror glass (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect left hand drive head light (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached both split (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn fore-most bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn fore-most bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn to the rear (bush) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp likely to become detached (4.5.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner and outer bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective cap is broken (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached lefthand wishbone bush torn from it seat (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached righthand wishbone bush torn from its seat (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |