| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1164 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 417 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 338 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 263 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 94 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 66 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 41 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 37 |
| Registration plate issues | 37 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |