| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2300 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 995 |
| Registration plate issues | 803 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 387 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 356 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 210 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 156 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 155 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 145 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 95 |
| Windscreen has damage | 94 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 91 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 66 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 64 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 52 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 50 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 46 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |