| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3631 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3356 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1213 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1196 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1175 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1141 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1127 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1034 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 887 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 874 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 827 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 816 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 767 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 666 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 589 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 574 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 526 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 493 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 454 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 293 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 269 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 265 |
| Registration plate issues | 257 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 245 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 227 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 220 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 193 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 187 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 166 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 157 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 151 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 139 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 121 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 119 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| 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)) | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| 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)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 108 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 105 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 91 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 76 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |