| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1476 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 615 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 488 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 459 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 454 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 445 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 405 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 363 |
| Registration plate issues | 290 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 289 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 199 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 197 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 150 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 140 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 132 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 65 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 53 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 51 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 33 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Windscreen has damage | 30 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |