| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 361 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 326 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 88 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 25 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 18 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |