| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7800 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3221 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1966 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1763 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1438 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1322 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1159 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1004 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 836 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 821 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 776 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 743 |
| Registration plate issues | 675 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 493 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 491 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 348 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 346 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 333 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 329 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 323 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 314 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 283 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 271 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 269 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 236 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 231 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 230 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 223 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 219 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 198 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 186 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 167 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 151 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 143 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 138 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 134 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 123 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 121 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 113 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 106 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 101 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 100 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |