| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 719 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 693 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 384 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 326 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 295 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 203 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 142 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 104 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 98 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 50 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 49 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Registration plate issues | 43 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 21 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |