| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 644 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 572 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 125 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 89 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 57 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Registration plate issues | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 35 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |