| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 247 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 128 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 33 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |