| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1704 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1271 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 801 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 719 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 692 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 495 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 389 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 315 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 281 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 253 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 228 |
| Registration plate issues | 226 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 208 |
| Rear brake binding | 204 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 202 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 163 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 152 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 135 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 127 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 125 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 121 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 120 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 118 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 93 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 90 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 88 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 62 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 59 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 53 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 47 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 43 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 41 |
| Windscreen has damage | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 40 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 38 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 35 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 34 |