| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2087 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1811 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1599 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 311 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 269 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 235 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 116 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 90 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 84 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 82 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 55 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 35 |