| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4347 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2033 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1393 |
| Registration plate issues | 1080 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 938 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 807 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 726 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 439 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 405 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 400 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 383 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 358 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 347 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 312 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 307 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 305 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 243 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 192 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 178 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 176 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 175 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 168 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 133 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 115 |
| Windscreen has damage | 115 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 102 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 100 |
| Rear brake binding | 96 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 96 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 95 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 93 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 75 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 71 |