| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 968 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 653 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 521 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 366 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 361 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 212 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 58 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 24 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Rear brake binding | 17 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 14 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |