| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 499 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 130 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |