| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2046 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 625 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 596 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 473 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 324 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 320 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 240 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 177 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 133 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 129 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 115 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 112 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 104 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 78 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 71 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 65 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 65 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 50 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 31 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 28 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 27 |