| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 400 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 173 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 80 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 46 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 34 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 27 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 9 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 6 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Front brake application uneven | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |