| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2036 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1663 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 912 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 813 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 807 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 749 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 666 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 620 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 514 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 485 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 396 |
| Registration plate issues | 337 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 331 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 326 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 301 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 293 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 252 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 209 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 178 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 170 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 165 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 159 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 141 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 118 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 118 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 115 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 106 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 77 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 74 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 72 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |