| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 593 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 554 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 202 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 200 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 11 |