| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 26851 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 19251 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 15283 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4273 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3167 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2946 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2718 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2718 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2207 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2080 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1917 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1860 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1836 |
| Rear brake binding | 1733 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1655 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1621 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1604 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1533 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1530 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1524 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1472 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1445 |
| Registration plate issues | 1398 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1368 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1186 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1153 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1087 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1037 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 940 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 915 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 895 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 886 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 873 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 839 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 803 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 803 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 799 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 784 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 783 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 761 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 755 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 753 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 719 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 719 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 710 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 698 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 680 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 642 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 603 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 584 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 569 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 562 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 561 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 555 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 547 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 545 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 535 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 535 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 506 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 506 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 496 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 484 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 468 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 460 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 449 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 446 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 446 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 446 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 435 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 432 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 432 |
| Windscreen has damage | 429 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 423 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 408 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 402 |
| 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| | 393 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 382 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 381 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 372 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 363 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 360 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 351 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 349 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 347 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 346 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 346 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 341 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 330 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 327 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 326 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 325 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 322 |