| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1070 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 295 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 96 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| 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)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 9 |