| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4620 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1753 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1690 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1323 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 983 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 846 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 734 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 698 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 685 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 632 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 535 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 451 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 425 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 420 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 375 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 372 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 321 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 301 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 299 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 277 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 264 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 247 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 245 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 231 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 218 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 215 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 201 |
| Registration plate issues | 197 |
| 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)) | 195 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 186 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 185 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 172 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 171 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 152 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 149 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 126 |
| 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)) | 126 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 117 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 115 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 106 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 102 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 82 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 72 |
| 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)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 71 |