| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2607 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1133 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 630 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 284 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 231 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 203 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 146 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 136 |
| 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)) | 134 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| 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)) | 101 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 77 |
| Nearside 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 Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 51 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| 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)) | 47 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Rear brake binding | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| 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)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |