| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2137 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1054 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 483 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 430 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 380 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 360 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 354 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 353 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 342 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 180 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 176 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 173 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 160 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 137 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 117 |
| Registration plate issues | 112 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 76 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 65 |
| 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)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 48 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 37 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |