| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1011 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 750 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 198 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 99 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 80 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 79 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 33 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 19 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Front brake application uneven | 15 |