| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 86 |
| Registration plate issues | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 54 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 35 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 19 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected (5.3.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal has no servo assistance |3.3.B.2| | 2 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |