| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4205 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2796 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2260 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1630 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1319 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 935 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 879 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 873 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 798 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 768 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 733 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 715 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 674 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 650 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 567 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 508 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 507 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 502 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 492 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 445 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 430 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 346 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 321 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 308 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 307 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 276 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 242 |
| Registration plate issues | 239 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 237 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 215 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 214 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 211 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 210 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 176 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 175 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 163 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 151 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 151 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 143 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 140 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 133 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 97 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 97 |
| 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)) | 95 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 93 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 93 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 92 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 83 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 79 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |