| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1245 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 908 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 313 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 269 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 221 |
| Registration plate issues | 196 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 196 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 195 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 167 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 165 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 146 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 127 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 118 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 108 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 97 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 86 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 76 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 70 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 64 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 57 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Rear brake binding | 56 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 46 |
| Windscreen has damage | 45 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 44 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 35 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 33 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 33 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 30 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 29 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 24 |