| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 139 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 73 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation |1.2.1 |d|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |