| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 469 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 234 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 149 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Registration plate issues | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |