| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 718 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 610 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 219 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 168 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 141 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 137 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 65 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 63 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 55 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 24 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Windscreen has damage | 22 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |