| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 179 |
| Registration plate issues | 86 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 66 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 38 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 35 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 25 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated |8.4.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 4 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 4 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.2.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |