| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 477 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 284 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 261 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 223 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 100 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 85 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 77 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 75 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 73 |
| Registration plate issues | 67 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 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 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| 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| | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (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)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 18 |
| 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| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| 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| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 11 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| 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| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |