| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10087 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6499 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4858 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4067 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3949 |
| 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 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2128 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1919 |
| Registration plate issues | 1377 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 1330 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1076 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1063 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1052 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1012 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 993 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 843 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 680 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 601 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 563 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 515 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 504 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 496 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 496 |
| Rear brake binding | 479 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 474 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 466 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 441 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 441 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 434 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 431 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 427 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 419 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 404 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 389 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 387 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 386 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 372 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 360 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 347 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 347 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 345 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 331 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 328 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 322 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 321 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 311 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 276 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 273 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 272 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 271 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 269 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 263 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 260 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 260 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 258 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 252 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 248 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 246 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 244 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 240 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 235 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 221 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 215 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 214 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 211 |