| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 732 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 510 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 399 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 327 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 94 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Registration plate issues | 40 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |