| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1983 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1005 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 579 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 415 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 372 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 346 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 332 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 302 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 284 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 271 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 265 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 129 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Registration plate issues | 121 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 96 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 82 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 81 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 60 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 59 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 46 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 38 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |