| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1734 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 544 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 127 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 71 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 71 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Registration plate issues | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |