| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 69 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |