| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2467 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 713 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 630 |
| Registration plate issues | 512 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 485 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 392 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 302 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 281 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 216 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 210 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 208 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 206 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 203 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 196 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 187 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 179 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 173 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 152 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 109 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 106 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 105 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 100 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 97 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 91 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 89 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Windscreen has damage | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 69 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 60 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 58 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 55 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Rear brake binding | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 41 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |