| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1806 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 632 |
| Registration plate issues | 456 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 334 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 327 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 223 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 161 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 140 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 111 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 41 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 32 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 28 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 24 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 24 |
| Windscreen has damage | 23 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 23 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 23 |