| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 535 |
| Registration plate issues | 245 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 215 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 153 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 92 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 76 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 61 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 27 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 22 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 16 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 15 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 13 |
| Rear brake binding | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 13 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 9 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 7 |