| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5239 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3188 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2072 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 740 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 677 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 551 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 521 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 505 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 504 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 498 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 449 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 422 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 391 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 389 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 376 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 358 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 354 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 350 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 338 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 332 |
| Registration plate issues | 323 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 261 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 253 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 230 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 218 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 198 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 197 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 183 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 170 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 137 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 136 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 131 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 121 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 118 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 104 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 97 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 87 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 86 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 75 |