| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3876 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2739 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1458 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1449 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1147 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1076 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 811 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 799 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 763 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 727 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 616 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 566 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 554 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 529 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 501 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 456 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 455 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 441 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 413 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 385 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 360 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 336 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 327 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 310 |
| 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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 250 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 249 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 240 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 233 |
| Registration plate issues | 230 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 211 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 201 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 198 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| 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)) | 188 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 186 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 178 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 176 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 172 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 161 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 153 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 149 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 145 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 125 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 104 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 102 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 95 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 85 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 83 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 80 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 75 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 75 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 74 |
| Rear brake binding | 73 |