| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 332 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 269 |
| Registration plate issues | 65 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 13 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 5 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |