| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 366 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 114 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 59 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Registration plate issues | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |