| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1816 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1226 |
| Registration plate issues | 969 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 884 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 686 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 249 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 141 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 94 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |