| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 513 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 397 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 121 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 72 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Rear brake binding | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 17 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 15 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 11 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |