| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 991 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 488 |
| Registration plate issues | 149 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 85 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 66 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 55 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted |5.2.2 |c| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 9 |