| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 559 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 537 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 359 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 237 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 128 |
| Registration plate issues | 126 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 66 |
| Windscreen has damage | 60 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 45 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 35 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 14 |