| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 967 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 697 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 157 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 126 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 106 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 104 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 32 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 13 |