| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 233 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 229 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 93 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 54 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Rear brake binding | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Front brake application uneven | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 5 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| 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| | 4 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 4 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 4 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 4 |