| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4631 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2095 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1173 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 634 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 574 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 415 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 344 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 307 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 304 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 282 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 279 |
| Registration plate issues | 254 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 252 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 181 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 168 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 162 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 162 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 162 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 150 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 113 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 51 |
| 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)) | 51 |