| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1535 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1371 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 282 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 170 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 77 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| 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)) | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |