| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 805 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 350 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 271 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 237 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 151 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 111 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 99 |
| Registration plate issues | 73 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |