| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3581 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3369 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2188 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 852 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 847 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 791 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 701 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 689 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 680 |
| Rear brake binding | 628 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 536 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 429 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 420 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 397 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 389 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 388 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 380 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 372 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 353 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 328 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 320 |
| Registration plate issues | 304 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 253 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 251 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 245 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 214 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 205 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 182 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 169 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 163 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 160 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 153 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 145 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 141 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 133 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 110 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 106 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 100 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 99 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 96 |
| Windscreen has damage | 96 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 92 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 79 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 77 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 76 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 75 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 68 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 63 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 58 |