| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 700 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 386 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 334 |
| Registration plate issues | 242 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 199 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 175 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 121 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 33 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |