| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13696 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10187 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5411 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1961 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1948 |
| Registration plate issues | 1926 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1767 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1435 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1347 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1293 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1248 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1211 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1199 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1197 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1155 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1146 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1065 |
| Rear brake binding | 1017 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 985 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 978 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 975 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 962 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 912 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 875 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 809 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 808 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 788 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 735 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 728 |
| Windscreen has damage | 712 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 696 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 685 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 676 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 655 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 578 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 576 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 574 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 573 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 568 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 563 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 556 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 549 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 540 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 522 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 503 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 498 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 492 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 474 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 469 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 465 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 464 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 456 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 456 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 451 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 450 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 440 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 435 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 420 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 417 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 416 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 415 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 413 |
| 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| | 412 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 398 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 393 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 384 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 383 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 383 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 373 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 369 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 367 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 361 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 353 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 349 |
| 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| | 345 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 338 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 337 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 336 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 330 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 313 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 312 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 300 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 295 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 287 |
| 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| | 286 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 286 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 276 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 275 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 272 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 267 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 261 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 259 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 259 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 256 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 252 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 251 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 248 |