| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2469 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 781 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 529 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 511 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 405 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 379 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 369 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 358 |
| Registration plate issues | 302 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 282 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 275 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 242 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 137 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 132 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 117 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 96 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Windscreen has damage | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 39 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |