| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 600 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 576 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 507 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 394 |
| Registration plate issues | 174 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 93 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 86 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |