| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 810 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 455 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 145 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 138 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Registration plate issues | 109 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 78 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 13 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 13 |