| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 543 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 246 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 74 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 37 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |