| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 531 |
| Registration plate issues | 260 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 244 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 142 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |