| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10046 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7263 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6733 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6544 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3772 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3752 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3286 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2787 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2434 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2149 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1618 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1550 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1412 |
| Registration plate issues | 1403 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1266 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1188 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1061 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 804 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 793 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 736 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 701 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 663 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 643 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 629 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 627 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 623 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 589 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 582 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 575 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 557 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 534 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 529 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 488 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 477 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 475 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 462 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 438 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 429 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 401 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 384 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 379 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 364 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 345 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 344 |
| Rear brake binding | 343 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 341 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 332 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 329 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 323 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 322 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 318 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 313 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 291 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 287 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 274 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 271 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 266 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 254 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 244 |