| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3329 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1371 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 743 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 720 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 672 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 672 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 625 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 585 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 502 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 496 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 433 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 413 |
| Registration plate issues | 381 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 322 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 317 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 285 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 209 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 196 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 194 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 191 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 147 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 137 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside 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 Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 96 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 78 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |