| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5047 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2651 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2286 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2011 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1903 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1658 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1102 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 961 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 905 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 724 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 721 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 685 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 640 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 611 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 465 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 417 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 416 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 405 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 389 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 324 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 323 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 322 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 312 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 304 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 292 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 285 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 269 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 254 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Registration plate issues | 194 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 142 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 134 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 98 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 75 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |