| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 750 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 398 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 90 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 32 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 6 |