| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2246 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1864 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 198 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 38 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 29 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 13 |