| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2973 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1477 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1449 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 935 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 761 |
| Registration plate issues | 676 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 395 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 294 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 279 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 265 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 225 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 211 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 210 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 175 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 174 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 147 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 144 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 131 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 130 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 109 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 108 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 94 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 94 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 87 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 81 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 80 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 74 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 62 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 56 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 51 |