| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1898 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 700 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 236 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 215 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 207 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 83 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Registration plate issues | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 28 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |