| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 286 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 182 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 161 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |