| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2862 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2551 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1732 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 970 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 903 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 818 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 715 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 680 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 605 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 555 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 508 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 406 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 379 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 313 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 311 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 285 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 274 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 272 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 220 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 191 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Registration plate issues | 155 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 127 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 119 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 101 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (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 significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 55 |
| 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 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 51 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |