| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 266 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 118 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 99 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 77 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 18 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 16 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |