| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1839 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1190 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 291 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 246 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 246 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 226 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 213 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 171 |
| Registration plate issues | 169 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 120 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 95 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 78 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 44 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 43 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 32 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 22 |