| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1186 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1122 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 867 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 586 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 348 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 274 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Registration plate issues | 255 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 171 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 139 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 117 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 110 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 88 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 85 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 84 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 82 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 82 |
| Rear brake binding | 81 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 71 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 64 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 60 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 59 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 44 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 40 |
| Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 33 |
| Windscreen has damage | 32 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |