| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4394 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2555 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2115 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1656 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1459 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1086 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 837 |
| Registration plate issues | 833 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 737 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 553 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 465 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 463 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 418 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 408 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 395 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 386 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 275 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 236 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 150 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 114 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 103 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 96 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |