| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2425 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1180 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 673 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 629 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 593 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 501 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 450 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 447 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 426 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 397 |
| Registration plate issues | 219 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 187 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 172 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 138 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 132 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 114 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 86 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 81 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 56 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 45 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 41 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 37 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 34 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |