| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17415 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11629 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4779 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4540 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3932 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3515 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2979 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2916 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2860 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2624 |
| Registration plate issues | 2507 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2243 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2232 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2099 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1920 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1916 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1825 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1806 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1756 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1671 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1582 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1535 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1341 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1310 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1308 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1303 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1291 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1279 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1205 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1180 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1177 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1137 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1125 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1086 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1068 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1056 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1053 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1041 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1008 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1002 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 977 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 960 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 937 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 929 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 876 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 872 |
| Windscreen has damage | 869 |
| Rear brake binding | 813 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 803 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 799 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 792 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 788 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 762 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 744 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 740 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 733 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 693 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 688 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 675 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 654 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 653 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 652 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 651 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 616 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 602 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 594 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 545 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 545 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 536 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 532 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 520 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 518 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 515 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 500 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 488 |
| 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| | 482 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 464 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 463 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 446 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 442 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 440 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 438 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 437 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 437 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 431 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 430 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 422 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 416 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 391 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 387 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 380 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 379 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 370 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 359 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 357 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 355 |