| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1212 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 761 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 726 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 610 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 593 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 472 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 439 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 404 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 322 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 320 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 247 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 237 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 186 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 136 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 135 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 81 |
| 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)) | 80 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| 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)) | 33 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |