| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6894 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2863 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1433 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1432 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 548 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 529 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 487 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 354 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 299 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 296 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 292 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 291 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 262 |
| Registration plate issues | 257 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 246 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 243 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 238 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 130 |
| 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)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 128 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| 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)) | 103 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 94 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 88 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 74 |