| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 423 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 272 |
| Registration plate issues | 78 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |