| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1398 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 775 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 603 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 537 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 296 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 223 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 219 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 197 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 106 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 91 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Registration plate issues | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 24 |