| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3962 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3578 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 832 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 799 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 541 |
| Registration plate issues | 488 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 448 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 400 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 399 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 390 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 387 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 375 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 283 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 280 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 263 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 246 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 203 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 195 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 193 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 176 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 169 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 168 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 160 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 136 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Rear brake binding | 125 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 117 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 112 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Windscreen has damage | 108 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 103 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 98 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 98 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 96 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 91 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 83 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 61 |