| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2873 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1235 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 887 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 637 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 597 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 539 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 536 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 489 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 484 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 429 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 356 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 343 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 332 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 323 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 305 |
| Registration plate issues | 251 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 248 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 244 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 222 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 189 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 177 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 174 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 157 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 139 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 134 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 100 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 96 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 70 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 64 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 59 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 58 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 56 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |