| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1337 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 259 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 244 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 166 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 47 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 42 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |