| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1277 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 985 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 679 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 246 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 216 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 190 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 180 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 158 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 154 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 143 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 138 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Rear brake binding | 28 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 19 |