| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 238 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 187 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 138 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 99 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |