| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 246 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 76 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 51 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 43 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 25 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Rear brake binding | 15 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 12 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high (8.2.1.2 (e)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 4 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 4 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 3 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame attachment rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |