| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 111 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 110 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |