| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1571 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1153 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 675 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 552 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 526 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 328 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 309 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 181 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 151 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 123 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 122 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 102 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Registration plate issues | 66 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |