| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 957 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 331 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 286 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 92 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 45 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 34 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |