| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 120 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 101 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 92 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 56 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 44 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 35 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability system switch faulty |3.4.5| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |