| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 833 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 647 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 413 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 276 |
| Registration plate issues | 259 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 220 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 191 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |