| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 393 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 233 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 136 |
| Registration plate issues | 100 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 60 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 44 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |