| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3199 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1556 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 877 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 835 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 521 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 513 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 438 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 382 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 335 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 330 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Registration plate issues | 215 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 208 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 190 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 186 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 145 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 142 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 110 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 109 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 104 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 53 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |