| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 274 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 192 |
| Registration plate issues | 48 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |