| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1145 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 940 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 797 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 215 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 135 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 111 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 64 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |