| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3404 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 962 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 447 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 370 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 305 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 299 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 272 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 184 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 99 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 57 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 37 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |