| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 358 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 170 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 154 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 80 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 55 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Rear brake binding | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| 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| | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| 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| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| 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| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| 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| | 21 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 20 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 19 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| 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| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 8 |
| 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| | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 7 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 7 |