| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2967 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1348 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1339 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 965 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 593 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 501 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 482 |
| Registration plate issues | 401 |
| Rear brake binding | 385 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 358 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 322 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 301 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 287 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 278 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 265 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 258 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 228 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 205 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 198 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 197 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 191 |
| 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| | 189 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 178 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 178 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 176 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 170 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 169 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 147 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 139 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 137 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 135 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 133 |
| Windscreen has damage | 131 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 130 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 115 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 112 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 111 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 111 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 111 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 107 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| 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| | 102 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 100 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 90 |
| 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| | 90 |
| 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| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 82 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 81 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 80 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 74 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| 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| | 70 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 68 |
| 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| | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 67 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 66 |
| 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| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| 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| | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |