| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 552 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 197 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |