| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1053 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 581 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 215 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 203 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 175 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 164 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 130 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 120 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 111 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 103 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 62 |
| Rear brake binding | 59 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 42 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 42 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Windscreen has damage | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |