| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1264 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 773 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 635 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 551 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 538 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 285 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 124 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 93 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 87 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 68 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Rear brake binding | 63 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 50 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 49 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 28 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 27 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 22 |