| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3879 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3303 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1035 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 466 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 447 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 431 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 422 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 410 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 356 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 340 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 319 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 233 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 229 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 191 |
| Registration plate issues | 187 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 184 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 164 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 163 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 163 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 162 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 153 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 147 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 145 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 144 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 140 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 137 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 132 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 131 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Rear brake binding | 127 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 114 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 103 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 90 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 89 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 87 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 80 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 75 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 74 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 71 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 71 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 70 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 65 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 58 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 54 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 54 |