| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2915 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2581 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 898 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 504 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 500 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 479 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 465 |
| Registration plate issues | 464 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 448 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 423 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 372 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 362 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 325 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 315 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 276 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 258 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 252 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 246 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 242 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 239 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 220 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 201 |
| Rear brake binding | 183 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 181 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 178 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 165 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 161 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 159 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 152 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 126 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 122 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 119 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 118 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 112 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 108 |
| 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| | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 107 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 105 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 103 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 100 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 99 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 84 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 80 |
| 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| | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 79 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 75 |
| Windscreen has damage | 73 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 65 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 65 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 63 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 60 |
| 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| | 59 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 59 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 55 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 52 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 50 |