| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 415 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 414 |
| Registration plate issues | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated (7.8 (c) (ii)) | 8 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Speedometer clearly inoperative (7.8 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 6 |