| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 167 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 140 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 115 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Registration plate issues | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| 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)) | 12 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| 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|| | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| 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)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| 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|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| 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)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |