| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1222 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1087 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 960 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 371 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 261 |
| Registration plate issues | 228 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 188 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 171 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 156 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 138 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 118 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 78 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 73 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 59 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 42 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 42 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Windscreen has damage | 39 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 37 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 37 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 34 |