| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 271 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 80 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 64 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak both (5.3.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |