| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1814 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 698 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 643 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 634 |
| Registration plate issues | 454 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 294 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 285 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 258 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 250 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 169 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 138 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 133 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 122 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 100 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 70 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 40 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 39 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 39 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |