| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 221 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak both (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |