| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1444 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 732 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 306 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 298 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 279 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 275 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 275 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Registration plate issues | 225 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 221 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 153 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 101 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 94 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 72 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 67 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 56 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 49 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 48 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 42 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| 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 Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |