| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 391 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 357 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 186 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 38 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Windscreen has damage | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 7 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |