| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2325 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2166 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1630 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 749 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 720 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 498 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 449 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 397 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 360 |
| Registration plate issues | 346 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 338 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 328 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 307 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 244 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 237 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 219 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 209 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 192 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 171 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 170 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 153 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 146 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 131 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 129 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 124 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 119 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 113 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 109 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 95 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 80 |
| Windscreen has damage | 79 |
| Nearside 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| | 77 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 76 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Rear brake binding | 72 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 71 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 59 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 54 |
| 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| | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 52 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |