| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 914 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 471 |
| Registration plate issues | 121 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 81 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 63 |
| Rear brake binding | 63 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |