| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3879 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1022 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 827 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 799 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 132 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 132 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 57 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |