| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 270 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 93 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 63 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |