| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1807 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1365 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1158 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1147 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1142 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 540 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 513 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 367 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 320 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 284 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 267 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 180 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 174 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 131 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 118 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Registration plate issues | 113 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 81 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 77 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 63 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 47 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Drivers seat moving inadvertently (6.2.5 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 31 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Drivers seat with a defective structure (6.2.5 (a) (i)) | 28 |