| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1372 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 847 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 509 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 477 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 350 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 336 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 313 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 270 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 235 |
| Registration plate issues | 232 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 180 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 179 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 163 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 149 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 137 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 127 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 119 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 112 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 112 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 106 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 104 |
| Rear brake binding | 103 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 98 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 94 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 83 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 74 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| 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| | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 60 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 57 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 56 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 50 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 49 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| 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| | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside 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| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 42 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| 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| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 30 |