| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1987 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 850 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 339 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 324 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 304 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 290 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 250 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 227 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 210 |
| Registration plate issues | 181 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 176 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 116 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 41 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 34 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 32 |
| Rear brake binding | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 31 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 22 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |