| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5704 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2392 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 638 |
| Registration plate issues | 491 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 488 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 428 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 328 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 251 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 234 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 234 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 233 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 160 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 147 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 125 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 115 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 102 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 73 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 58 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Windscreen has damage | 56 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 51 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 46 |