| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2532 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1105 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1025 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 975 |
| Registration plate issues | 579 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 543 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 505 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 480 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 469 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 293 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 266 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 266 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 231 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 173 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 163 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 162 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 81 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 74 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 54 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 52 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 45 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 44 |