| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 309 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 162 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 55 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 49 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |