| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3938 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3206 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2621 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2562 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2263 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1665 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1637 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1340 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1145 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1047 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 942 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 913 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 794 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 769 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 757 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 633 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 622 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 602 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 547 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 506 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 483 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 424 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 394 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 386 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 367 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 329 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 319 |
| 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)) | 297 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 281 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 278 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 274 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 253 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 249 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Registration plate issues | 241 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 234 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 229 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 215 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 197 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 187 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 176 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 174 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 167 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 156 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 128 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 122 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 112 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| 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)) | 107 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 107 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 84 |