| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4234 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3988 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 836 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 778 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 584 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 528 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 491 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 414 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 413 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 348 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 302 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 237 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 210 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 205 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 170 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 146 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Registration plate issues | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |