| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1174 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 617 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 144 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 23 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 10 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 10 |