| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6081 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1763 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1363 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1320 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 953 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 886 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 662 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 631 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 595 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 559 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 533 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 500 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 498 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 476 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 472 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 443 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 391 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 381 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 358 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 272 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 267 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 209 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 207 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 199 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 189 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 182 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 166 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 165 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 118 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 109 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 93 |
| 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)) | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Registration plate issues | 81 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 73 |
| 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)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 57 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 56 |