| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 963 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 937 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 337 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 329 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 228 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 227 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 175 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 154 |
| Registration plate issues | 126 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 124 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| 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 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |