| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 703 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 401 |
| Registration plate issues | 268 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 160 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 158 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 91 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 87 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 73 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 50 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 34 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Rear brake binding | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
| Windscreen has damage | 22 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 16 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |