| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2461 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1066 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 214 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 212 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 101 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Registration plate issues | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 72 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 65 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 65 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 55 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |