| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3282 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1224 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 819 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 716 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 519 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 449 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 411 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 392 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 345 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 345 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 300 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 263 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 259 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 240 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 187 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 166 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 149 |
| Registration plate issues | 141 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 110 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 106 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 102 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 82 |
| 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)) | 81 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 79 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 66 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 64 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 58 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 47 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Rear brake binding | 46 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 46 |