| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1835 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1279 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1208 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 627 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 614 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 446 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 437 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 379 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 286 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 271 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 267 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 256 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 216 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 158 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 130 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 118 |
| Registration plate issues | 110 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 80 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| 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)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |