| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 821 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 453 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 326 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 267 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 163 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 83 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 75 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 58 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 19 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |