| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2025 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1803 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1495 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 612 |
| Rear brake binding | 474 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 457 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 401 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 377 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 375 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 340 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 335 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 288 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 284 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 280 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 234 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 226 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 213 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 205 |
| Registration plate issues | 201 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 198 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 176 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 167 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 149 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 133 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 129 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 122 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 111 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 106 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 81 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 56 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Windscreen has damage | 50 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 46 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 42 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |