| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3058 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1151 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 819 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 477 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 411 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 391 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 374 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 341 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 307 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 287 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 275 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 239 |
| Registration plate issues | 234 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 227 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 226 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 198 |
| Rear brake binding | 181 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 174 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 173 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 172 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 165 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 155 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 154 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 133 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 132 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 131 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 122 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 121 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 118 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 108 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 107 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 106 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 103 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 102 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 100 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 97 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 95 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 94 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 91 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 90 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 83 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 82 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 82 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 80 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 79 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 79 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 73 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 71 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 70 |
| 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| | 69 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 68 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 63 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 62 |
| Windscreen has damage | 60 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| 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| | 57 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 56 |
| 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| | 56 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 55 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 54 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| 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| | 44 |
| Front brake application uneven | 44 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 44 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |