| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1865 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1597 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 602 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 575 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 560 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 457 |
| Rear brake binding | 382 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 343 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 293 |
| Registration plate issues | 282 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 277 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 269 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 245 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 239 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 225 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 197 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 193 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 188 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 183 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 175 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 173 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 156 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 117 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 106 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 95 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 77 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 73 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 70 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 70 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 70 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 65 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Windscreen has damage | 61 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 61 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 59 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 50 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 45 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 37 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 37 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |