| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2382 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1032 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 548 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 171 |
| Registration plate issues | 139 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 69 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 26 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |