| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 137 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 135 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 110 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |