| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12048 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7694 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6825 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5875 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4967 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3919 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3821 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2957 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2311 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1919 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1896 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1826 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1697 |
| Registration plate issues | 1635 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1545 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1495 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1397 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 1330 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1197 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 912 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 887 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 862 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 857 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 822 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 772 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 770 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 742 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 739 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 725 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 719 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 634 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 631 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 625 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 624 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 594 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 593 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 553 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 536 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 532 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 503 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 496 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 496 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 490 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 489 |
| Rear brake binding | 479 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 467 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 447 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 441 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 438 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 434 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 395 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 390 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 388 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 387 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 386 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 386 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 379 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 361 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 360 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 344 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 341 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 338 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 336 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 333 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 328 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 328 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 324 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 323 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 321 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 317 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 311 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 307 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 294 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 287 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 285 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 276 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 274 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 272 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 271 |