| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4877 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2213 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 500 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 484 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 468 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 221 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 190 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Registration plate issues | 171 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 145 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 124 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 87 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 80 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 69 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 45 |