| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2969 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1056 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 711 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 648 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 632 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 543 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 524 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 487 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 375 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 374 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 314 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 270 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 238 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 236 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 186 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 171 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 145 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 126 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 116 |
| Registration plate issues | 112 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 82 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| 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)) | 73 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 70 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 68 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| 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)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 39 |
| Central Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 39 |