| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 714 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 695 |
| Registration plate issues | 218 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 186 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 29 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 23 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |