| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Registration plate issues | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 23 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened Both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |