| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1728 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1228 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 307 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 160 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 115 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 89 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 81 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 79 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 51 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 39 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 25 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush top bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 21 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush top bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 19 |