| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1423 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1008 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 523 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 492 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 404 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 382 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 242 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 226 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 213 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 142 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 137 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 136 |
| Registration plate issues | 135 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 123 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 121 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 106 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 105 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 100 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 64 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 64 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 57 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 49 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 48 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 47 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 46 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 39 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 37 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Rear brake binding | 31 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |