| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1935 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1820 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1509 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 920 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 628 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 507 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 477 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 472 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 411 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 398 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 395 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 384 |
| Rear brake binding | 289 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 270 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 242 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 216 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 206 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 201 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 191 |
| Registration plate issues | 177 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 148 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 123 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 115 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 84 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 83 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 76 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 72 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 70 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 67 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 51 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |