| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6798 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2161 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1071 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 956 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 856 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 752 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 748 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 675 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 560 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 530 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 527 |
| Registration plate issues | 416 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 403 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 355 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 312 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 310 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 307 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 289 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 281 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 222 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 205 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 201 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 164 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 148 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 104 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |