| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 441 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 315 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 249 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 109 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 108 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 69 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| 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)) | 51 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 44 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 37 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 33 |
| 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)) | 32 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| 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)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| 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|| | 25 |
| 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)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| 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| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| 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)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| 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|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 9 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |