| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1296 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1119 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 493 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 338 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 246 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 233 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 227 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 210 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 152 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 147 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Registration plate issues | 101 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 59 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 28 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |