| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 365 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 240 |
| 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)) | 188 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| 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)) | 91 |
| 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|| | 74 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 70 |
| 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)) | 70 |
| Registration plate issues | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| 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)) | 35 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| 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 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| 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)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| 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)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| 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|| | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Outer 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 has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |