| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 630 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 338 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 65 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 49 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |