| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 250 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 179 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 118 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 46 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 26 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 4 |