| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 648 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 566 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 441 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 159 |
| Registration plate issues | 158 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 129 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 128 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 127 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 97 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 77 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 67 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 65 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 44 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 44 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 35 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 25 |
| Windscreen has damage | 25 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 24 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |