| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 570 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 386 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 155 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 143 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 133 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |