| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1002 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 545 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 496 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 321 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 291 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 286 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 282 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 186 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Registration plate issues | 155 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 85 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 40 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 31 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 23 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 22 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 17 |