| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 683 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 548 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Registration plate issues | 68 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 18 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 17 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 10 |