| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1560 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 734 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 129 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 126 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 19 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 15 |