| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7027 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4337 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3118 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 664 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 583 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 522 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 511 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 460 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 422 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 418 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 416 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 398 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 367 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 365 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 359 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 341 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 329 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 323 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 321 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 317 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 302 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 300 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 298 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 286 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 277 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 271 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 268 |
| Registration plate issues | 260 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 257 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 254 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 250 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 249 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 242 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 234 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 228 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 223 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 220 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 219 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 199 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 197 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 191 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 191 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 180 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 177 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 169 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 167 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 160 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 155 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 153 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 145 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 141 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 127 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 124 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 121 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 119 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 119 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 119 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 117 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 117 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 115 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 110 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 109 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 101 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 101 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 98 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 87 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 86 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 86 |
| Rear brake binding | 81 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 81 |
| Front brake application uneven | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |