| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8066 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5497 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5250 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4634 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3286 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3120 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2787 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2434 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2266 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2149 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1915 |
| Registration plate issues | 1136 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 876 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 812 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 804 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 780 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 734 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 732 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 572 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 529 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 478 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 462 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 380 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 374 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 367 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 348 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 344 |
| Rear brake binding | 343 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 341 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 333 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 330 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 318 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 314 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 302 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 287 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 274 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 264 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 261 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 244 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 241 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 241 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 230 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 229 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 226 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 221 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 213 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 208 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 205 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 194 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 186 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 183 |