| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5868 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3047 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 984 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 965 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 956 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 457 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 442 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 433 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 403 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 400 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 367 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 362 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 362 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 330 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 327 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 325 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 314 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 312 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 302 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 277 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 272 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 269 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 263 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 248 |
| Registration plate issues | 230 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 230 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 124 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 103 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 87 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 67 |