| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2659 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2185 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 993 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 528 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 475 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 417 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 405 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 399 |
| Registration plate issues | 392 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 357 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 355 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 352 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 352 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 280 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 267 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 233 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 230 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 228 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 218 |
| 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| | 213 |
| Rear brake binding | 195 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 191 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 178 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 170 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 170 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 166 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 165 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 161 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 149 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 140 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 137 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 137 |
| 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| | 133 |
| 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| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 121 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 114 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 111 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 97 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 96 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 95 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 95 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 94 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 91 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 87 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 85 |
| 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| | 85 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 81 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 79 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 73 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 72 |
| Windscreen has damage | 70 |
| Nearside 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| | 69 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 69 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 58 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |