| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1668 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1561 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1182 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 572 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 459 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 420 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 289 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 276 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 275 |
| Registration plate issues | 271 |
| 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)) | 233 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 188 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 158 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 100 |
| 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)) | 99 |
| 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)) | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 87 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 78 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 73 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 66 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 62 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 59 |
| 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|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 56 |
| 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)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |