| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6775 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5575 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3645 |
| Registration plate issues | 1065 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 792 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 754 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 673 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 590 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 471 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 461 |
| Windscreen has damage | 398 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 397 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 311 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 306 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 297 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 285 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 275 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 271 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 266 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 266 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 257 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 250 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 248 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 245 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 236 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 230 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 227 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 221 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 205 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 183 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 177 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 172 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 140 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 131 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 127 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 118 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 112 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 110 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 109 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 97 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 92 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 88 |