| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2029 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 522 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 391 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 273 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 192 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 166 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 162 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 99 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 85 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 66 |
| 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)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Registration plate issues | 47 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 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 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 33 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| 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)) | 21 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |