| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1912 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1414 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 306 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 254 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 233 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 200 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 194 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Registration plate issues | 167 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 140 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 93 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 76 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 69 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 50 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 33 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 32 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |