| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1568 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1040 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 433 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 403 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 263 |
| Registration plate issues | 253 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 191 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 159 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 138 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 117 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 112 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 105 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 100 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 98 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 88 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 83 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 77 |
| 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| | 74 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Rear brake binding | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 71 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 59 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 55 |
| 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| | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 42 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Nearside 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| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 32 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 31 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 30 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 28 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 25 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 23 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |