| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 15584 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11037 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5881 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3455 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3424 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3118 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2377 |
| Registration plate issues | 2212 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2093 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1908 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1877 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1852 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1842 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1761 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1714 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1668 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1600 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1513 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1323 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1288 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1183 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1155 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1144 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1082 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1047 |
| Rear brake binding | 1017 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 987 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 985 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 975 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 962 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 933 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 922 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 917 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 915 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 907 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 906 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 901 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 879 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 875 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 822 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 809 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 808 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 808 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 774 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 760 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 741 |
| Windscreen has damage | 712 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 703 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 696 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 659 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 655 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 646 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 639 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 637 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 635 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 619 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 610 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 599 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 599 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 578 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 577 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 576 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 552 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 540 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 525 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 498 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 492 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 483 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 475 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 474 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 469 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 465 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 464 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 461 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 456 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 456 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 455 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 444 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 444 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 441 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 436 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 427 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 422 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 416 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 413 |
| 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| | 412 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 389 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 388 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 383 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 383 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 364 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 358 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 353 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 349 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 349 |
| 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| | 345 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 342 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 338 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 337 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 336 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 332 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 307 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 307 |