| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 292 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 3 |