| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 154 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 142 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 20 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 11 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 9 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |