| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2201 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1331 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 967 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 677 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 575 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 506 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 497 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 381 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 366 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 319 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 314 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 280 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 279 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 264 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 240 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 240 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 234 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 234 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 225 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 218 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 215 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 188 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 186 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 184 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 172 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 132 |
| Registration plate issues | 131 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 126 |
| 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)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 115 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 98 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 96 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 96 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 84 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 78 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 75 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 75 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 67 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 64 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| 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)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 52 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |