| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2717 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2449 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1879 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 544 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 516 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 468 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 391 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 352 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 326 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 303 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 255 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 249 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 202 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Registration plate issues | 166 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 165 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 156 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 135 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 116 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 107 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 92 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 91 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 80 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 80 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Rear brake binding | 54 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 42 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |