| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2230 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 833 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 701 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 592 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 545 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 367 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 359 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 272 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 241 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 239 |
| Registration plate issues | 225 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 97 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 93 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 87 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 50 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 48 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 34 |