| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 186 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 143 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 64 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 30 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Windscreen has damage | 17 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |