| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 722 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 510 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 158 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 34 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 14 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 10 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |