| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 592 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 268 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 111 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 102 |
| Registration plate issues | 99 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |