| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 568 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 353 |
| Registration plate issues | 333 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 115 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 18 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 7 |