| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 28 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 24 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting likely to become detached BOLT SNAPED (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn SHOCKER MOUNT (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn SHOCKER MOUNT (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel badly distorted |5.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt boot split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both rear (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted nsr caliper retaining spring missing (1.1.16 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Rear one is disconnected , both headlights will need adjusting once reconnected (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top arm ball joint dust cover (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door does not latch securely closed (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Engine mounting bracket damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement split bush (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board EGR pipe split/leaking (6.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative broken off at rear (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Control arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |