| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1416 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 476 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 305 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 305 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 244 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 215 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 193 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 153 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 119 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 114 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 103 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 87 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 60 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 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 Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| 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)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |