| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 662 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 654 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 367 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 249 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 77 |
| Registration plate issues | 64 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 51 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 18 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 15 |