| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 262 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 254 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |