| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13116 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11578 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10913 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5153 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3908 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3042 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2758 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2717 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2455 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2125 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1988 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1970 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1785 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1756 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1621 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1619 |
| Registration plate issues | 1404 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1368 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1353 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1275 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1249 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1177 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1100 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1093 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1088 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1060 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1042 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1013 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 960 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 924 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 902 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 902 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 887 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 865 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 854 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 830 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 821 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 813 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 812 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 740 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 733 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 732 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 660 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 646 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 642 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 620 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 619 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 602 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 599 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 596 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 593 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 588 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 584 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 583 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 574 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 548 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 546 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 545 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 528 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 514 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 504 |
| Front brake application uneven | 500 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 497 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 497 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 476 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 469 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 459 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 443 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 438 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 419 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 417 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 414 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 400 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 399 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 396 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 390 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 387 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 387 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 381 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 375 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 370 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 370 |
| Windscreen has damage | 356 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 353 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 348 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 346 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 345 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 344 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 341 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 341 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 338 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 334 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 332 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 325 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 323 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 322 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 321 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 319 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 319 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 312 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 309 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 307 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 307 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 306 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 302 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 300 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 277 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 271 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 269 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 252 |