| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1439 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1336 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 575 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 460 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 348 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 329 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 319 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 279 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 279 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 215 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 214 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 212 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 209 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 198 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 173 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 170 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 153 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Registration plate issues | 98 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 79 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 73 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 68 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 57 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 44 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |