| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5212 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1779 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 358 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 176 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 150 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 94 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 85 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 76 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 76 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 66 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 35 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 33 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 31 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |