| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 542 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 260 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 84 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 31 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 6 |