| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 291 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 183 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 53 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |