| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1567 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 873 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 649 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 308 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 239 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 219 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Registration plate issues | 80 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 65 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 20 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 19 |