| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 507 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 504 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 419 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 414 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 383 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 163 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 140 |
| Registration plate issues | 132 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 128 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 70 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 34 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 33 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear brake binding | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 24 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 11 |