| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5479 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3779 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1388 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1371 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1053 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 895 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 879 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 638 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 618 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 594 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 565 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 468 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 450 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 412 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 348 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 313 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 298 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 296 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 273 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 228 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 223 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Registration plate issues | 143 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 111 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 57 |