| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3811 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2248 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 967 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 564 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 553 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 381 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 350 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 308 |
| Registration plate issues | 305 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 302 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 293 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 288 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 270 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 192 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 187 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 172 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 149 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 131 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 79 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 79 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 75 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 46 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |