| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1396 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 727 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 318 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 275 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 261 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 189 |
| Registration plate issues | 108 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |