| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1755 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1190 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 790 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 473 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 436 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 416 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 342 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 307 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 164 |
| Registration plate issues | 148 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 143 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 135 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 103 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 96 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 89 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 77 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 67 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 60 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 52 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Front brake application uneven | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |