| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2288 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1655 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 410 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 175 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 137 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Registration plate issues | 57 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |