| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 563 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 468 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 174 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 147 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 106 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Registration plate issues | 88 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 43 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 32 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |