| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4595 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3633 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3392 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2384 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2192 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 945 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 940 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 905 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 697 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 654 |
| Registration plate issues | 403 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 374 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 367 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 357 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 350 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 335 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 312 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 259 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 259 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 229 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 225 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 206 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 197 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 162 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 158 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 156 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 134 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 127 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.55 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 126 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 124 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 119 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 110 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 108 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 105 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 90 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 89 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 86 |