| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10044 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6283 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3132 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1672 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1642 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 902 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 635 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 622 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 563 |
| Registration plate issues | 462 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 429 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 411 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 410 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 379 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 343 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 341 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 324 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 312 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 308 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 300 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 292 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 274 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 248 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 245 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 228 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 218 |
| Rear brake binding | 201 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 193 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 193 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 186 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 173 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 170 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 168 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 167 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 157 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 152 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 151 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 140 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 137 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 128 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 121 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 112 |