| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1663 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1652 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 888 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 297 |
| Registration plate issues | 284 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 121 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 112 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 98 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 91 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 88 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 77 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 69 |
| Windscreen has damage | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 59 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 48 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Rear brake binding | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 38 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 38 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 36 |
| 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| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 34 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 32 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 26 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 25 |