| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3658 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1936 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1360 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 975 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 626 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 463 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 456 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 411 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 385 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 341 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 339 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 338 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 311 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 307 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 249 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 227 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 214 |
| Registration plate issues | 198 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 192 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 151 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 140 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 133 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 109 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 93 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 92 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 89 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 85 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front 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 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |