| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 204 |
| Registration plate issues | 185 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 130 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |