| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 467 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 210 |
| Registration plate issues | 197 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 154 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 124 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 11 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |