| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2210 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 649 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 640 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 309 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 217 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 184 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 40 |
| 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)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 31 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 21 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| 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)) | 19 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 19 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |