| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2807 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 595 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 204 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 69 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 47 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |