| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5880 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3316 |
| Registration plate issues | 1976 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 747 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 699 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 647 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 609 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 597 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 496 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 488 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 453 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 448 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 436 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 400 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 385 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 382 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 350 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 335 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 326 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 323 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 303 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 237 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 236 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 220 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 192 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 188 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 178 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 166 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 160 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 159 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 156 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 146 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 102 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 101 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Windscreen has damage | 92 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 91 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 73 |