| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 938 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 635 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 246 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Registration plate issues | 168 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 111 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 63 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 57 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 56 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 43 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 41 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 39 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Rear brake binding | 25 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 16 |
| Windscreen has damage | 16 |