| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 477 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 250 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 174 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 123 |
| Registration plate issues | 117 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 80 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 28 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Rear brake binding | 18 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |