| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3458 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1598 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1232 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 842 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 835 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 657 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 611 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 590 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 570 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 564 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 534 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 487 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 455 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 389 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 340 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 271 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 262 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 239 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 218 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 203 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Registration plate issues | 161 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 138 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 129 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 110 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 90 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| 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)) | 84 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 76 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| 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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 59 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 59 |