| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1292 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 462 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 133 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 100 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |