| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2209 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1518 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1136 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 942 |
| Registration plate issues | 909 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 291 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 57 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 37 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 36 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 36 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |