| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1279 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 680 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 348 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 287 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 278 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 254 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 250 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 180 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 155 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 120 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Registration plate issues | 113 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 112 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 103 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 80 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 62 |
| Rear brake binding | 59 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 37 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Windscreen has damage | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |