| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 209 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 150 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 138 |
| Registration plate issues | 97 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 20 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 13 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 12 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |