| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1081 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 569 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 438 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 381 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 332 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 146 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 99 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 93 |
| Registration plate issues | 68 |
| Rear brake binding | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 59 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 28 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 27 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 20 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |