| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 416 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 244 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Headlamp levelling device cannot be operated from the drivers seat (4.1.5 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn console bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |