| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 226 |
| Registration plate issues | 95 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |