| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 311 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 22 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |