| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 699 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 420 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 338 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 188 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 144 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 130 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 110 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 101 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 91 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 91 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 86 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 85 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Rear brake binding | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| 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| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| 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| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 20 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 19 |
| 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| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 15 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 15 |