| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6499 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3365 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2143 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1372 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1362 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1314 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1027 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1010 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1004 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 923 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 907 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 848 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 835 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 827 |
| Registration plate issues | 798 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 793 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 691 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 680 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 656 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 641 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 610 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 581 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 564 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 559 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 548 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 545 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 514 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 511 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 495 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 473 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 439 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 434 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 429 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 428 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 423 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 419 |
| 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| | 408 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 407 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 404 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 387 |
| 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| | 383 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 383 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 383 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 380 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 372 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 372 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 368 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 361 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 357 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 354 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 328 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 323 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 313 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 308 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 299 |
| 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| | 296 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 293 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 288 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 284 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 281 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 279 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 278 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 277 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 276 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 274 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 273 |
| 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| | 263 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 258 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 235 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 228 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 221 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 216 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 213 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 212 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 210 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 204 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 198 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 188 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 188 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 188 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 187 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 185 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 183 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 181 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 168 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 166 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 163 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 152 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 150 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 147 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 147 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 145 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 141 |