| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1610 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 834 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 340 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 304 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 270 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 243 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 242 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 231 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 191 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 174 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 156 |
| Registration plate issues | 147 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 145 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 125 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 109 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 89 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 89 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 80 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 66 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 29 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 28 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 27 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.51 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Rear brake binding | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |