| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1241 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1070 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 708 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 646 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 546 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 356 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 226 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 215 |
| Registration plate issues | 199 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 184 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 150 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 139 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 128 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 111 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 108 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 105 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 104 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 44 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Windscreen has damage | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |