| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 649 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 222 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 211 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 140 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |