| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4318 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2554 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1778 |
| Registration plate issues | 1453 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1269 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1263 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 973 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 880 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 791 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 554 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 472 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 461 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 397 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 321 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 259 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 231 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 210 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 147 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 147 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 143 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 141 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 130 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 123 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 115 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 96 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |