| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1358 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1203 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 411 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 399 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 196 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 143 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 141 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Registration plate issues | 127 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 118 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 89 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 69 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 45 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 40 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 32 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Windscreen has damage | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Rear brake binding | 28 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 23 |