| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1635 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1351 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 542 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 319 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 312 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 268 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 206 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 185 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 147 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 130 |
| Registration plate issues | 116 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 112 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 101 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 97 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 88 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 88 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 79 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 79 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 75 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 75 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Rear brake binding | 65 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 60 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 57 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 47 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 43 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 40 |
| Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 39 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 34 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 34 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 33 |