| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 641 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 509 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 377 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 301 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 245 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 210 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 156 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 116 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 92 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Registration plate issues | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 66 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Rear brake binding | 44 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 19 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 18 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 13 |