| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4299 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3895 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1141 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 792 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 717 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 687 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 642 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 606 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 581 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 580 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 431 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 410 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 406 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 385 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 378 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 355 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 353 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 340 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 302 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 274 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 270 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 268 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 264 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 238 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 237 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 231 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 217 |
| Registration plate issues | 217 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 207 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 205 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 199 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 163 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 161 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 153 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 150 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 147 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 145 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 141 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 137 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 132 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 131 |
| Rear brake binding | 127 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 121 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 114 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 114 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 113 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 96 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 91 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 90 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 89 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 89 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 84 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 80 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 78 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 76 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 75 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 74 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 72 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 71 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 69 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |