| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1798 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 590 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 535 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 478 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 403 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 395 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 337 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 309 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 271 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 215 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 212 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Registration plate issues | 174 |
| Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn (2.2.2 (b)) | 85 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 83 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Steering wheel has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 34 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |