| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 319 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 170 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Registration plate issues | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 52 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 33 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |