| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3580 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1132 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1023 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 897 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 659 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 570 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 416 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 366 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 309 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 234 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 207 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 205 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 187 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 177 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 167 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Registration plate issues | 111 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |