| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1982 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 997 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 696 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 510 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 369 |
| Registration plate issues | 248 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 188 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 165 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 117 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 103 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 70 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 68 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 52 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 51 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 38 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 37 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 33 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 29 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 26 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 26 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 26 |