| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2528 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2513 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 856 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 538 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 500 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 380 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 364 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 262 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 236 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 228 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 123 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 122 |
| Rear brake binding | 109 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 80 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 77 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 76 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 69 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Registration plate issues | 64 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 61 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 53 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 42 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 41 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 35 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |