| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2884 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2338 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1813 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1498 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1315 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1089 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1070 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1067 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 950 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 779 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 729 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 699 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 623 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 601 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 561 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 476 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 452 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 412 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 364 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 308 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 277 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 267 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 266 |
| Registration plate issues | 264 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 211 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 206 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 191 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 166 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 158 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 113 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 110 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 102 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 101 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 95 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 85 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |