| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 391 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 200 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 196 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 37 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 35 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| 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)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 5 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |