| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 453 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 402 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 173 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 55 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 9 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |