| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11080 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7678 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7486 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5548 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5524 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4296 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4168 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4066 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3752 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3546 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3529 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3413 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3339 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3312 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2570 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2479 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1723 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1625 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1561 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1537 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1491 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1477 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1459 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1429 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1347 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1302 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1301 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1292 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1284 |
| Registration plate issues | 1281 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1258 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1245 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1135 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1105 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1073 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1031 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 988 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 969 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 966 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 931 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 912 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 905 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 805 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 796 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 778 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 761 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 758 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 746 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 732 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 731 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 723 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 707 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 681 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 667 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 618 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 601 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 593 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 581 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 539 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 532 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 525 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 498 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 498 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 488 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 485 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 477 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 475 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 474 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 473 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 449 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 445 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 444 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 441 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 433 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 428 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 427 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 424 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 419 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 415 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 406 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 404 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 401 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 397 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 397 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 377 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 374 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 371 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 368 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 360 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 359 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 353 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 349 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 347 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 336 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 330 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 328 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 324 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 323 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 323 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 314 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 314 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 309 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 305 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 301 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 293 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 280 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 275 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 274 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 271 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 262 |