| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4982 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2262 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 811 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 507 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 495 |
| Registration plate issues | 237 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 237 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 234 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 226 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 203 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 142 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 129 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 111 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 111 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 105 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 84 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 78 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |