| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3214 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3012 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2100 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 784 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 566 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 565 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 520 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 415 |
| Registration plate issues | 381 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 365 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 346 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 341 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 305 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 302 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 302 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 285 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 254 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 239 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 193 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 183 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 182 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 180 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 179 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 163 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 161 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 161 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 155 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 152 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 124 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 107 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 101 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Windscreen has damage | 94 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 87 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 84 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 83 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 83 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 82 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 82 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 82 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 80 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 77 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 77 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |