| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3781 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1487 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1290 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 789 |
| Registration plate issues | 635 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 605 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 532 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 464 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 376 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 367 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 343 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 341 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 337 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 329 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 301 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 296 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 288 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 280 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 258 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 244 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 227 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 218 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 215 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 211 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 197 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 196 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 195 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 172 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 166 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 155 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 119 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 115 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 113 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 81 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 79 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 77 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 76 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 75 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 68 |
| Windscreen has damage | 66 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |