| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 891 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 614 |
| Registration plate issues | 146 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 98 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 62 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 12 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 10 |