| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 215 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 96 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 60 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 42 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |