| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 573 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 553 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 308 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 308 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 280 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 270 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 252 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 239 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 197 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 181 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 173 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 128 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 127 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 127 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 119 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 114 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 113 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 111 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 103 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 94 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 87 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 82 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 82 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 81 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 64 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 62 |
| Rear brake binding | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 58 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 56 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 47 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 39 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 29 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 28 |
| Steering lock fails to engage |2.1.4b| | 28 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 28 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Windscreen has damage | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 22 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 22 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 19 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 16 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 15 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 14 |