| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1813 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 881 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 574 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 498 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 384 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 353 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 307 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 284 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 269 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 210 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 179 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 177 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 167 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Registration plate issues | 144 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 136 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 132 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 125 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 98 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 80 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 71 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 62 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 51 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 45 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 28 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |