| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 748 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 711 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 190 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 103 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 94 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 85 |
| Registration plate issues | 83 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 61 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 48 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 38 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Windscreen has damage | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |