| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2590 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1582 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 571 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 410 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 354 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 164 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 146 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Registration plate issues | 100 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |