| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5059 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4856 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1969 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1095 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1006 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 969 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 777 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 712 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 693 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 689 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 674 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 547 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 547 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 486 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 476 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 472 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 467 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 435 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 428 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 418 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 405 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 368 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 320 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 307 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 303 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 298 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 296 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 286 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 279 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 276 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 261 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 260 |
| Registration plate issues | 257 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 256 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 250 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 249 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 247 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 246 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 245 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 235 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 231 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 229 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 225 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 222 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 219 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 217 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 213 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 205 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| 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| | 193 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 190 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 181 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 174 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 166 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 157 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 155 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 154 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 149 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 147 |
| 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| | 145 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 139 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 135 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 128 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 126 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| 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| | 123 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 116 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 112 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Rear brake binding | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 109 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 109 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 105 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 99 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 98 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 98 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |