| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1933 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 747 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 387 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 282 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 273 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 229 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 222 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 211 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 203 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 190 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 175 |
| Registration plate issues | 158 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 125 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 98 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 96 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 94 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 89 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 84 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 79 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 78 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 70 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 55 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |