| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2511 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2131 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 738 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 724 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 473 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 455 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 378 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 337 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 337 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 286 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 260 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 253 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 213 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 207 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 156 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 143 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 137 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 116 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 115 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 61 |
| Registration plate issues | 57 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Offside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |