| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 430 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 156 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |