| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 672 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 312 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 44 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |