| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 131 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Battery leaking (4.13 (b)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |