| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3929 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2009 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 785 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 679 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 624 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 622 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 598 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 520 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 397 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 362 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 346 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 343 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 278 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 273 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 273 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 244 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 197 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 190 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 189 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 173 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 163 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 127 |
| Registration plate issues | 126 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 112 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 110 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 110 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |