| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2419 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2000 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1349 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 648 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 523 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 438 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 396 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 396 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 317 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 312 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 260 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 224 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 137 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 119 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 118 |
| Registration plate issues | 110 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 76 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 55 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 50 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 48 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 47 |
| Rear brake binding | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 35 |