| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 239 |
| Registration plate issues | 181 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 62 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 49 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 27 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Rear brake binding | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 4 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |