| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 23 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn droplink |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative |2.1.5 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested due to condition of exhaust |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers insecurely attached |5.3.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested engine stalled (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating both (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating both (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Coil spring fractured or broken Both front springs broken at the bottom (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |