| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2995 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1364 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 647 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 497 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 481 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 448 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 416 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 411 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 401 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 373 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 366 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 362 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 335 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 331 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 321 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 318 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 304 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 304 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 273 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 260 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 257 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 236 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 218 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 203 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 176 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Registration plate issues | 131 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 125 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 108 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 99 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 76 |
| 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)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 74 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 54 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 52 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 50 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |