| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 897 |
| Registration plate issues | 342 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 270 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 137 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 108 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 51 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 35 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 12 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |