| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 804 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 423 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 295 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 247 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 228 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 62 |
| Registration plate issues | 54 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 23 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Rear brake binding | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 14 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 10 |