| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4639 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3965 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3892 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3811 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3173 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3067 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2482 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2239 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2198 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1872 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1813 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1777 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1523 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1502 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1499 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1154 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 974 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 950 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 947 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 938 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 933 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 925 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 913 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 841 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 836 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 829 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 817 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 796 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 787 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 777 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 761 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 754 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 747 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 738 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 733 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 713 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 710 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 703 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 687 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 631 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 626 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 605 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 565 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 563 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 546 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 525 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 513 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 462 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 432 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 423 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 412 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 410 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 407 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 397 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 391 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 388 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 382 |
| Registration plate issues | 378 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 358 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 329 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 318 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 314 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 310 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 302 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 285 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 283 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 280 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 280 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 271 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 260 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 259 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 258 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 253 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 242 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 238 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 226 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 224 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 220 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 218 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 208 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 207 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 202 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 196 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 190 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 189 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 187 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 174 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 173 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 172 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 164 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 162 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 153 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 151 |