| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 419 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 377 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 262 |
| Registration plate issues | 204 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 24 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 17 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 17 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 16 |
| Windscreen has damage | 16 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 12 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 11 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 8 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 8 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |