| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2110 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1165 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 922 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 918 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 514 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 369 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 256 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 227 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 200 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 195 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 116 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 56 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 34 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 27 |