| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2572 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 947 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 723 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 688 |
| Registration plate issues | 641 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 384 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 318 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 251 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 236 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 220 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 214 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 209 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 180 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 179 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 124 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 116 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 104 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 77 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 55 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 54 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 48 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 43 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |