| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 775 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 576 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 462 |
| 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)) | 124 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 118 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 107 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 87 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 85 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Windscreen has damage | 29 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
| 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 Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 23 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
| Rear brake binding | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 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 Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| 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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |