| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 337 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 139 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 125 |
| Registration plate issues | 77 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 6 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |