| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4486 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1409 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1117 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 913 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 670 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 469 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 448 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 405 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 366 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 274 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 269 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 260 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 214 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 103 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |