| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 335 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 301 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 7 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |