| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1957 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1046 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 687 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 556 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 521 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 481 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 452 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 430 |
| Registration plate issues | 401 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 383 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 339 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 321 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 249 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 222 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 221 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 197 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 167 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 158 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 155 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 146 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 141 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 137 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 130 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 112 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 106 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 103 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 101 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 98 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 92 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 87 |
| Rear brake binding | 87 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 84 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 63 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 61 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 60 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 48 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 48 |
| Windscreen has damage | 48 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 48 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 43 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |