| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 395 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 298 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 233 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 45 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Front 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 coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 17 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| 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| | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Offside 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 a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |