| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 241 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 202 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 108 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 9 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar 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 |5.4.2| | 7 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |1.3.2e| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |1.3.2e| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 3 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |1.3.2e| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear 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)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |