| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5212 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3477 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 939 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 907 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 768 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 749 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 727 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 655 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 588 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 570 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 569 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 478 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 446 |
| Registration plate issues | 434 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 408 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 345 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 289 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 280 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 269 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 261 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 245 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 240 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 219 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 208 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 205 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 178 |
| Windscreen has damage | 142 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 133 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 82 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 82 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 72 |