| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 673 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 260 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 157 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Registration plate issues | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |