| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1966 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 925 |
| Registration plate issues | 747 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 272 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 260 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 187 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 186 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 178 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 152 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Windscreen has damage | 84 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 59 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |