| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4921 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2407 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2177 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 991 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 905 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 773 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 725 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 694 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 684 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 661 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 631 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 626 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 609 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 577 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 573 |
| Registration plate issues | 538 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 518 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 511 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 506 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 495 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 493 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 479 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 437 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 422 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 416 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 414 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 414 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 383 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 380 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 362 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 357 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 357 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 336 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 336 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 332 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 315 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 312 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 311 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 306 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 306 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 305 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 284 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 264 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 264 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 261 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 249 |
| 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| | 249 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 244 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 240 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 238 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 237 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 235 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 233 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 231 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 224 |
| Rear brake binding | 213 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 207 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 199 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 199 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 198 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 186 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 184 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 177 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| 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| | 174 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 166 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 163 |
| 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| | 160 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 159 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 154 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 151 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 149 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 144 |
| Windscreen has damage | 143 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 143 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 139 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 137 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 135 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 134 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 134 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 134 |
| Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 133 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 127 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 119 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 118 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 118 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 117 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 116 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 115 |
| 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| | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 112 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 111 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 111 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 104 |
| 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| | 102 |