| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3488 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 942 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 515 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 409 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 383 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 320 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 286 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 263 |
| 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 Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 221 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 206 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 199 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 166 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 146 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 126 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 97 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 87 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 65 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 65 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 56 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 41 |
| 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)) | 40 |
| 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)) | 39 |
| Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 31 |