| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 41259 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 23068 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 18984 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15453 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15203 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12529 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10680 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8602 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7285 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6117 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5997 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5390 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5118 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4976 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4707 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4403 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3726 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3721 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3632 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3440 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3395 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3272 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3271 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3034 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3010 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2929 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2929 |
| Nearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2905 |
| Registration plate issues | 2808 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2802 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2730 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2656 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2319 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2261 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2205 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2203 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2185 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1996 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1890 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1875 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1873 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1871 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1760 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1628 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1507 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1489 |
| Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1476 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1464 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1449 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1447 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1413 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1362 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1249 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1223 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1195 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1181 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1158 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1053 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1004 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 999 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 980 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 978 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 975 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 943 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 942 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 931 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 923 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 875 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 861 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 855 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 844 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 772 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 770 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 765 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 761 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 749 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 734 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 733 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 727 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 706 |