| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1283 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 551 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 314 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 277 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 234 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 184 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 177 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 124 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 89 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 89 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 74 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 58 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Registration plate issues | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 25 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 21 |