| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 303 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 218 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 207 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 135 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |