| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1702 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 443 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 435 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 332 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 300 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 271 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 258 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 197 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 191 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 164 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 121 |
| Registration plate issues | 113 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 54 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |