| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2313 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1141 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 936 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 931 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 519 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 367 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 339 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 284 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 196 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 177 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 167 |
| Registration plate issues | 157 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 150 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 135 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 133 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 127 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 126 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 102 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 90 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 87 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 87 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 80 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 80 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 67 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 61 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 56 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 55 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 41 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 41 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 40 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |