| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 419 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 404 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 348 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 264 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 97 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 88 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 40 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 36 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |