| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 453 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 389 |
| Registration plate issues | 105 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 100 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 24 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 21 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |