| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 274 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 156 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 88 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |