| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3848 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1678 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1378 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1300 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1232 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1144 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1069 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 955 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 926 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 570 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 538 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 515 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 509 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 493 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 383 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 377 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 351 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 308 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 274 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 228 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 225 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 222 |
| Registration plate issues | 212 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 173 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 167 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 159 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 100 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |