| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1095 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 608 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 247 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 200 |
| Registration plate issues | 199 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 116 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 90 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 70 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 30 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 29 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |