| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 949 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 630 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 213 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 198 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 168 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 33 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |