| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1878 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1325 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 419 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 234 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 230 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 223 |
| Registration plate issues | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 214 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 101 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 60 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 60 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 51 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |