| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 686 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 366 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 171 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 80 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 65 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 59 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| 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 Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |