| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 930 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 467 |
| Registration plate issues | 315 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 274 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 217 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 121 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 89 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 85 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| 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| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| 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| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| 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| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 27 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Windscreen has damage | 21 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| 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| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |