| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4574 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2488 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1190 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 694 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 661 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 638 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 567 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 488 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 478 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 467 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 447 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 432 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 421 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 403 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 370 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 357 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 344 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 337 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 335 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 330 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 319 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 246 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 219 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 208 |
| Registration plate issues | 206 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 190 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 186 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 183 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 177 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 169 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 168 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 165 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 160 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 140 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 111 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 102 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 92 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 85 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 83 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 63 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 62 |