| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 55 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 37 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |