| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1494 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1019 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 822 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 681 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 491 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 470 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 278 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 270 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 180 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 162 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 143 |
| Registration plate issues | 143 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 130 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 129 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 129 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 126 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 108 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 99 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 83 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 51 |
| Rear brake binding | 50 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 48 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 47 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 46 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 32 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |