| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2892 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1352 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 376 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 330 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 315 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 288 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 281 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 280 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 214 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 143 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 97 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 97 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 81 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 77 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 75 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 75 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 72 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 72 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 40 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 37 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 32 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 31 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |