| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 23576 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13774 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9517 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8618 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8390 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7091 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6956 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6708 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6638 |
| Registration plate issues | 4138 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3866 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3409 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3406 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3269 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3267 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3131 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2834 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2803 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2662 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2272 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2137 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2046 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1960 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1942 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1925 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 1918 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1904 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1829 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1826 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1709 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1684 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1573 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1552 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1501 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1501 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1487 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1455 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1451 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1434 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1425 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1373 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1368 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1347 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1336 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1315 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1299 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1287 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1268 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1251 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1219 |
| Rear brake binding | 1211 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1182 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1167 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1167 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1150 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1129 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1120 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1103 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1088 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1084 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1080 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1051 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1045 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1038 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 979 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 972 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 932 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 913 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 907 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 903 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 891 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 866 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 859 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 859 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 855 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 851 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 850 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 841 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 820 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 818 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 814 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 802 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 799 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 768 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 755 |
| 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| | 714 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 713 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 706 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 701 |
| 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| | 694 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 670 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 669 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 665 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 655 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 655 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 654 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 622 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 613 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 611 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 604 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 593 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 592 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 588 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 587 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 572 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 569 |