| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1352 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 751 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 705 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 496 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 400 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 228 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 114 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 102 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Registration plate issues | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 80 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 52 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 49 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| 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)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |