| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 430 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 284 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |