| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop link |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Coil spring fractured or broken Nearside + Offside (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases MIDDLE (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Wheel arch - at front (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Spare wheel insecure in carrier (6.1.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |