| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 597 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 453 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 374 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Registration plate issues | 99 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 60 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 30 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 23 |
| Windscreen has damage | 22 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (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 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 13 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 13 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Rear brake binding | 12 |
| 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| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |