| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3004 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2990 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1062 |
| Registration plate issues | 494 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 489 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 311 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 227 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 208 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 206 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 196 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 180 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 179 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 140 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 139 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 131 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 128 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 121 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 110 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 100 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 98 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 94 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 86 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 85 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 81 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Windscreen has damage | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 71 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 68 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d|| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 64 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 56 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |