| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1466 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 747 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 620 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 291 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 256 |
| Registration plate issues | 245 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 198 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 154 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| 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 Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 91 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 69 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 66 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 62 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 35 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Windscreen has damage | 34 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 34 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 33 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear brake binding | 22 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |