| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 247 |
| Registration plate issues | 77 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 70 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 51 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 30 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |