| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2246 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1471 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 631 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 519 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 505 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 504 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 364 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 280 |
| Registration plate issues | 265 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 223 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 219 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 182 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 39 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |