| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 397 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 235 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 217 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 105 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 86 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Registration plate issues | 52 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |