| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 445 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 163 |
| Registration plate issues | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |