| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4718 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3717 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2226 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 775 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 758 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 701 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 638 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 625 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 551 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 542 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 528 |
| Rear brake binding | 490 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 484 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 442 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 420 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 380 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 366 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 339 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 330 |
| Registration plate issues | 314 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 303 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 265 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 261 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 237 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 219 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 217 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 215 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 202 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 191 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 175 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 174 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 148 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 140 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 121 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 114 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 108 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 99 |
| Central Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 99 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 94 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Windscreen has damage | 91 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 87 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 84 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 82 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 82 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 81 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 75 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 74 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 68 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 68 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 67 |
| 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| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |