| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 90 |
| Registration plate issues | 58 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 33 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front Arm Back Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |