| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 772 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 447 |
| Registration plate issues | 397 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 261 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 98 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 82 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 30 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 21 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 18 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 11 |