| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1729 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1357 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1157 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1066 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 947 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 813 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 711 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 607 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 587 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 581 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 576 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 545 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 523 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 485 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 355 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 299 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 283 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 265 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 262 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 233 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 228 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 226 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 225 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 223 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 212 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 212 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 210 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 202 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 191 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 187 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 182 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 180 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 173 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 169 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 167 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 163 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 163 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 158 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 153 |
| Registration plate issues | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 143 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 140 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 137 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 129 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 128 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 123 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 119 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 118 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 116 |
| 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)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 111 |
| 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| | 109 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 102 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 89 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 80 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 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| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |