| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 778 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 618 |
| Registration plate issues | 150 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 129 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Lower Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |