| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1048 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 509 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 187 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 181 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 170 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 158 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Registration plate issues | 98 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 81 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 80 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 72 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 70 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 58 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 57 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 51 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 46 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 22 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 20 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |