| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4519 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2334 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1996 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1352 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1336 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1235 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1049 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 716 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 705 |
| Registration plate issues | 696 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 587 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 566 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 528 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 512 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 510 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 463 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 460 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 423 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 420 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 412 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 408 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 395 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 349 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 316 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 313 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 309 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 296 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 292 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 292 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 290 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 288 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 283 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 274 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 268 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 252 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| 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| | 246 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 234 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 228 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 227 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 220 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 218 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 198 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 186 |
| Rear brake binding | 186 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 185 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 183 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 183 |
| Offside 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| | 180 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 137 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 117 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 116 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 116 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 115 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 105 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 104 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 98 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 94 |
| Windscreen has damage | 94 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 91 |