| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 69 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak both (5.3.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |