| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1446 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1180 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 642 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 557 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 438 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 391 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 368 |
| Registration plate issues | 297 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 218 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 209 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 185 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 140 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 106 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 102 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 88 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 77 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 72 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Windscreen has damage | 46 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction |2.6 |a|| | 45 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 29 |