| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2790 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1232 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 323 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 264 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 203 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 198 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 176 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 169 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 144 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 122 |
| 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)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| 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)) | 94 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 65 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside 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)) | 44 |
| 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)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |