| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 438 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 436 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 261 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 176 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 138 |
| Registration plate issues | 90 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 64 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| 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| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| 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| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 27 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear brake binding | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| 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| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 16 |
| 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| | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| 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| | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 12 |