| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2887 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1110 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1100 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 887 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 718 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 601 |
| Registration plate issues | 578 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 353 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 299 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 264 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 237 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 191 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 190 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 176 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 173 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 166 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 165 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 161 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 157 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 156 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 126 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 114 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 104 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 101 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 99 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 97 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 91 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 91 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 84 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 83 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 81 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 79 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 72 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 64 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 63 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 52 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |