| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 157 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 135 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 109 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 4 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| 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)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |