| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3681 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1459 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1090 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1050 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1049 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 814 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 584 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 574 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 488 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 471 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 444 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 387 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 325 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 280 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 244 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 221 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 210 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 174 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 132 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 116 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 109 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 47 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 43 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |