| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1828 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1036 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 980 |
| Registration plate issues | 348 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 307 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 267 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 251 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 247 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 226 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 218 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 171 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 170 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 129 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 112 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 110 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 105 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 102 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 81 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 70 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Rear brake binding | 68 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 68 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 63 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 57 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 49 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 29 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 29 |