| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 475 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 328 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Registration plate issues | 86 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 81 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 45 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 36 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Windscreen has damage | 16 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |