| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 183 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 132 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 56 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 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)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |