| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 727 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 554 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 440 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 147 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Registration plate issues | 80 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 77 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 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)) | 54 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 34 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| 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| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Windscreen has damage | 29 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
| Rear brake binding | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 21 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 20 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 20 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 20 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| 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| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 16 |
| 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| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| 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| | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 13 |