| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6236 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2682 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1648 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1638 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1106 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1103 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1096 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1095 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 990 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 965 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 918 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 896 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 688 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 656 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 535 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 528 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 502 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 487 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 448 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 444 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 402 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 395 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 385 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 383 |
| 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)) | 381 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 363 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 353 |
| 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)) | 350 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 345 |
| Registration plate issues | 334 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 318 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 303 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 280 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 240 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 239 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 226 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 212 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 171 |
| 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)) | 167 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 163 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| 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)) | 162 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 149 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 134 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 116 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 115 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 111 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 107 |
| 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)) | 107 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 95 |
| 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)) | 91 |