| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 146 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 89 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 48 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 30 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Upper Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected Lens broken and showing white light (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Spare wheel carrier insecure |6.4.2| | 2 |
| Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c)) | 2 |
| Brake cable insecure (1.1.15 (c)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability system switch faulty |3.4.5| | 2 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |