| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 156 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 86 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |