| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1231 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1087 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 756 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 359 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 133 |
| Registration plate issues | 126 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 69 |
| 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)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| 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)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |