| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1225 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 907 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 540 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 334 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 213 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Registration plate issues | 156 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 151 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 134 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 100 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 93 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 68 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 66 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 64 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 61 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 60 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 60 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 50 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 48 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 32 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 28 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Windscreen has damage | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 24 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 22 |
| Front brake application uneven | 22 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 22 |