| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1628 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 536 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 488 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 471 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 342 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 162 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 116 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 84 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |