| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1679 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1467 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 934 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 609 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 552 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 487 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 471 |
| Registration plate issues | 334 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 333 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 283 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 259 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 230 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 212 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 195 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 193 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 181 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 177 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 162 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 160 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 154 |
| 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| | 153 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 147 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 135 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 129 |
| 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| | 120 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 115 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 107 |
| Rear brake binding | 107 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 103 |
| 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| | 99 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 98 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 88 |
| 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| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 80 |
| Windscreen has damage | 75 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 75 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 73 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 55 |
| 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| | 54 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 51 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 50 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 48 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 47 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 46 |
| Nearside 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| | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Fuel system component leaking fuel filter |7.2.3| | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |