| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 525 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 465 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 261 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 64 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 37 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 30 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 21 |
| Rear brake binding | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |