| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 422 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 289 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 182 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |