| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 677 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 417 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 374 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 175 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 123 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 109 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |