| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8374 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8183 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6903 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5829 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3831 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3684 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3218 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1685 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1446 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1413 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1199 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1181 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1140 |
| Registration plate issues | 1080 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1044 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 838 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 768 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 722 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 691 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 688 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 666 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 631 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 631 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 622 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 619 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 598 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 597 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 567 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 545 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 530 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 513 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 504 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 503 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 469 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 464 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 459 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 444 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 433 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 350 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 344 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 335 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 320 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 312 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 307 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 297 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 282 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 278 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 258 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 250 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 246 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 246 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 243 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 242 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 242 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 238 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 220 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 212 |