| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4898 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1934 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 516 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 407 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 305 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 303 |
| Registration plate issues | 235 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 193 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 178 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 158 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 120 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 112 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 102 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 96 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 82 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 61 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 39 |