| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 731 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 426 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 333 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |