| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1014 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 657 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 558 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 442 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 430 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 405 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 294 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 291 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 217 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 203 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 199 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 186 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 157 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 146 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 129 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 129 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 115 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 115 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 97 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 85 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 72 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 71 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 64 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 64 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 60 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| 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)) | 56 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| 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 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 46 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 43 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 31 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 28 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure 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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 26 |