| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9070 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7674 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6830 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4799 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3573 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3003 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2495 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1224 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 961 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 958 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 942 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 909 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 832 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 793 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 718 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 710 |
| Registration plate issues | 694 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 660 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 630 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 622 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 610 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 514 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 481 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 465 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 459 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 417 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 401 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 395 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 376 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 356 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 350 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 348 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 346 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 313 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 299 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 273 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 260 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 251 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 246 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 242 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 237 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 223 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 219 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 214 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 211 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 209 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 202 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 200 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 199 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 194 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 190 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 186 |