| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2474 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1042 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 930 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 912 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 764 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 749 |
| Registration plate issues | 689 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 525 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 442 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 439 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 427 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 369 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 364 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 285 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 271 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 256 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 223 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 169 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 159 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 141 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 134 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 134 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 128 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 114 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Windscreen has damage | 77 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 77 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 77 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 51 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 49 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 48 |