| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1616 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1551 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 759 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 563 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 472 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 355 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 273 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 265 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 260 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 214 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 207 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 205 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 190 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 179 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 172 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Registration plate issues | 154 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 145 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 75 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 68 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 51 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |