| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 231 |
| Registration plate issues | 215 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 101 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 88 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 44 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |