| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 169 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 132 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Headlamp levelling device cannot be operated from the drivers seat (4.1.5 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Offside 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 significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |