| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4274 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3756 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2350 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2299 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1766 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1697 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1636 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1531 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1467 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1398 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1094 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1058 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1026 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 899 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 821 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 807 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 727 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 665 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 644 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 559 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 552 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 524 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 509 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 486 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 462 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 399 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 373 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 365 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 363 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 332 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 323 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 310 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 309 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 308 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 304 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 293 |
| 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)) | 292 |
| Registration plate issues | 289 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 285 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 280 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 279 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 279 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 278 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 277 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 269 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 259 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 250 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 241 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 240 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 229 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 228 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 217 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 201 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 186 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 181 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 176 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 161 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 153 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 149 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 148 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 145 |
| 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)) | 140 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 125 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 125 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 124 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 104 |