| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 288 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 117 |
| Registration plate issues | 113 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 110 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 22 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 21 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 8 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 8 |
| Front brake application uneven | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 7 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 5 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |