| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 108 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 91 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 16 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone A (8.3.1e) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |8.2.1.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c) | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.2.5b) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |