| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 242 |
| Registration plate issues | 144 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 99 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 88 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 21 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Front brake application uneven | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 6 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 5 |
| Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 5 |