| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 501 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 353 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 306 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 103 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 49 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 19 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside 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| | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear brake binding | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |