| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 301 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 173 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 47 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 4 |