| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 708 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 434 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 250 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 237 |
| Registration plate issues | 223 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 142 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 107 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |