| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3761 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2287 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1721 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1591 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1026 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 422 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 336 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 250 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 239 |
| Registration plate issues | 204 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 202 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 191 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 163 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 161 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 151 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 102 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 102 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 65 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 64 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 59 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 58 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 47 |