| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13880 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13513 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13173 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3905 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2886 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2450 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2444 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2346 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2325 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2256 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2252 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1943 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1840 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1811 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1746 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1611 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1479 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1433 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1279 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1080 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1079 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1068 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1038 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1019 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 999 |
| Registration plate issues | 986 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 964 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 955 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 938 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 917 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 883 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 736 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 714 |
| Rear brake binding | 685 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 685 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 618 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 611 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 598 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 587 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 584 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 554 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 523 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 517 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 517 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 515 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 510 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 495 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 479 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 459 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 453 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 431 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 413 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 399 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 396 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 382 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 376 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 363 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 361 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 359 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 357 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 333 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 331 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 330 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 328 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 294 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 292 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 285 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 284 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 279 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 274 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 260 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 260 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 259 |