| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 14509 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7923 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7710 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2620 |
| Registration plate issues | 2502 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 2193 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1988 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1738 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1654 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 1462 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1436 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1374 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1341 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1325 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1299 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1240 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1214 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1164 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1139 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1084 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1053 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1032 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1006 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 954 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 914 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 914 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 907 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 891 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 875 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 865 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 859 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 836 |
| Windscreen has damage | 835 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 820 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 755 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 752 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 716 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 707 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 668 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 662 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 653 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 651 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 645 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 642 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 637 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 635 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 634 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 609 |
| Rear brake binding | 576 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 572 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 565 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 555 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 555 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 539 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 538 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 532 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 526 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 518 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 514 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 510 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 504 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 497 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 482 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 473 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 473 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 465 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 461 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 455 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 448 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 448 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 428 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 401 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 399 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 395 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 382 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 380 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 376 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 372 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 371 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 370 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 366 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 364 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 363 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 360 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 352 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 349 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 349 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 343 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 341 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 334 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 334 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 333 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 332 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 331 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 328 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 327 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 317 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 316 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 311 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 298 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 295 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 292 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 290 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 281 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 280 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 279 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 279 |