| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3767 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2379 |
| Registration plate issues | 1436 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 498 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 493 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 430 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 385 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 369 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 351 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 320 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 186 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 179 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 172 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 135 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 128 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 121 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 107 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 79 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 56 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |