| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9488 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7406 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7154 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2783 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2437 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1725 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1716 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1716 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1670 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1615 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1358 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1224 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1178 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1122 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 923 |
| Registration plate issues | 894 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 854 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 815 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 795 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 783 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 775 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 746 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 740 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 615 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 595 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 576 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 532 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 483 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 451 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 430 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 388 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 354 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 331 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 330 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 304 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 298 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 272 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 263 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 256 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 249 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 236 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 230 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 228 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 223 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 216 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 207 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 196 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 190 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 182 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 182 |