| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2489 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2455 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1848 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 749 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 721 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 720 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 604 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 598 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 498 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 490 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 483 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 483 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 448 |
| Registration plate issues | 417 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 364 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 338 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 337 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 279 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 271 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 261 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 251 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 244 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 244 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 242 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 212 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 210 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 209 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 204 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 196 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 192 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 182 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 171 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 158 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 139 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 139 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 129 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 124 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 120 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 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 Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 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 Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 80 |
| Windscreen has damage | 79 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 77 |
| 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 Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 76 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Rear brake binding | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 71 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| 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 |