| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 750 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 441 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 434 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 234 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 190 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 170 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 123 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 60 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 32 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |