| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 545 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 433 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 90 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 62 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 53 |
| Registration plate issues | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 11 |