| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 354 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |