| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 696 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 519 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 350 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 285 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 196 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 187 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 140 |
| Registration plate issues | 118 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 75 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 52 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |