| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6544 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3931 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3802 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1944 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1791 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1528 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1128 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1077 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 940 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 900 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 892 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 885 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 879 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 832 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 795 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 793 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 709 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 685 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 678 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 616 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 595 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 590 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 579 |
| Registration plate issues | 574 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 539 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 512 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 503 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 493 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 492 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 469 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 460 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 432 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 418 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 394 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 386 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 380 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 377 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 364 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 329 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 312 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 299 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 289 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 283 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 270 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 266 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 259 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 242 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 228 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 226 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 215 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 199 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 198 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 195 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 170 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 165 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 156 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 153 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 144 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 141 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 139 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 138 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 120 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 118 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 117 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |