| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3627 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3549 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2388 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1703 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1671 |
| Registration plate issues | 853 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 783 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 744 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 578 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 497 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 489 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 469 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 458 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 454 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 419 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 409 |
| Rear brake binding | 403 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 393 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 385 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 376 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 356 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 352 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 347 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 344 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 306 |
| 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| | 304 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 293 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 292 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 289 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 273 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 270 |
| 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| | 264 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 257 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 247 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 226 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 223 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 207 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 202 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 201 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 198 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 195 |
| 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| | 194 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 190 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 189 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 168 |
| 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| | 164 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 161 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 153 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 148 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 142 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 138 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 138 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 133 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 131 |
| Windscreen has damage | 131 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 129 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 127 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 125 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 125 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 121 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 119 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 117 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 116 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 116 |
| Fuel system component leaking fuel filter |7.2.3| | 114 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 109 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 104 |
| Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 100 |
| Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 100 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| 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| | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 97 |