| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5842 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4510 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3366 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1126 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1091 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1008 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 742 |
| Registration plate issues | 734 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 691 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 577 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 563 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 529 |
| Rear brake binding | 529 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 495 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 452 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 445 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 399 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 386 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 385 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 375 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 374 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 368 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 364 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 347 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 347 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 331 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 325 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 314 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 313 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 305 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 303 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 292 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 287 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 286 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 285 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 275 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 269 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 266 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 266 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 260 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 259 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 257 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 252 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 248 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 246 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 244 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 231 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 229 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 228 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 228 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 226 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 219 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 216 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 216 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Windscreen has damage | 208 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 205 |
| 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)) | 200 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 196 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 181 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 178 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 177 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 176 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 176 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 174 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 174 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 173 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 171 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 170 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 170 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 169 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 162 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 159 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 159 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 157 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 156 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 152 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 146 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| 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)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 141 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 141 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 141 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 139 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 132 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 129 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 128 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 122 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 122 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 118 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 116 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 114 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 112 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 110 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 108 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 105 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 104 |