| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1820 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 825 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 207 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 180 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Fuel pipe insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Rear Fuel pipe insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Fuel pipe insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Central Fuel pipe insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Brake pipe likely to become detached or damaged (1.1.11 (d) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |