| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1788 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 557 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 457 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Registration plate issues | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 25 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 15 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 13 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |