| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2313 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 936 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 524 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 507 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 446 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 394 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 383 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 361 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 319 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 316 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 229 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 187 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 185 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 101 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 89 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Registration plate issues | 81 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 67 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 65 |
| 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)) | 63 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 44 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 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 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |