| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1261 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1186 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 582 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 303 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 204 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 193 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 173 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 156 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 154 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 139 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 136 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 99 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 94 |
| Registration plate issues | 79 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 75 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 63 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |