| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6510 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4037 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 908 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 611 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 588 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 508 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 413 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 411 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 383 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 333 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 251 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 240 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Registration plate issues | 168 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 168 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 143 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 142 |
| Rear brake binding | 128 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 120 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 119 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 119 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 105 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 97 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 94 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 90 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 84 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 73 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 71 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 67 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 61 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |