| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3358 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2583 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 818 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 759 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 663 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 486 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 399 |
| Registration plate issues | 386 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 383 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 351 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 293 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 290 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 254 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 245 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 220 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 202 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 199 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 171 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 147 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 134 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 127 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 66 |
| Windscreen has damage | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 50 |