| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1408 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 326 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 299 |
| Registration plate issues | 278 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 269 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 251 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 226 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 190 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 190 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 182 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 181 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 128 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 104 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 54 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 50 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |