| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2009 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1397 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1164 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 889 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 800 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 768 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 693 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 687 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 524 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 401 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 314 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 267 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 194 |
| Registration plate issues | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 171 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 170 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 135 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 135 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 128 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 101 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 91 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 89 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 77 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 73 |
| Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 60 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 44 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |