| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 273 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 41 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |