| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 291 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 194 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 85 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 33 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak BOTH (5.3.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |