| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1502 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 974 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 512 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 456 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 448 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 303 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 260 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 205 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 196 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Registration plate issues | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 133 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 98 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 85 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 83 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 58 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 49 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 31 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |