| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1268 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 959 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 371 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 259 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 241 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 173 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 168 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 163 |
| Registration plate issues | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 153 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 152 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 143 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 115 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 109 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 98 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 33 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 31 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 25 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 22 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |