| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 219 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 172 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |