| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 145 |
| Registration plate issues | 115 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 57 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |