| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2587 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 613 |
| Registration plate issues | 595 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 308 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 259 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 238 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 167 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 158 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 139 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 82 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 81 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 76 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 63 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 55 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 50 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 40 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 40 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 39 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 35 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 28 |