| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3269 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1672 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1402 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 449 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 436 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 404 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 368 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 359 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 356 |
| Registration plate issues | 350 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 341 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 322 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 322 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 321 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 315 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 301 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 287 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 267 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 255 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 250 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 249 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 234 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 228 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 216 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 210 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 203 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 198 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 185 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 180 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 172 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 171 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 170 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 169 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 163 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 156 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 152 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 145 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 132 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 128 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 118 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 118 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 117 |
| Rear brake binding | 116 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 103 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 103 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 102 |
| Windscreen has damage | 102 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 101 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 95 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 94 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 94 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 90 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 71 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 67 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 58 |