| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1999 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1529 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 998 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 482 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 461 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 428 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 363 |
| Registration plate issues | 358 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 330 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 318 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 301 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 257 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 250 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 226 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 215 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 215 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 193 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 193 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 191 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 156 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 138 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 132 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 125 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 114 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 111 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 82 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 76 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 74 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 71 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Windscreen has damage | 64 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 63 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 59 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| 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| | 50 |
| 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| | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 49 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 49 |
| Rear brake binding | 48 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| 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| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 38 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |