| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 30384 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18951 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17897 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12737 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12607 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9880 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9859 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7139 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4233 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4217 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3745 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 3743 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3643 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3635 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 3495 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3323 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3280 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3022 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2705 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2374 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2241 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2159 |
| Registration plate issues | 1862 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1731 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1648 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1585 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1508 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1500 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1474 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1465 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1438 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1397 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1397 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1386 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1183 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1056 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1038 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 992 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 966 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 937 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 910 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 874 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 851 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 809 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 784 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 758 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 702 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 686 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 668 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 662 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 624 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 616 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 612 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 578 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 557 |