| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5954 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3000 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2369 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1266 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1085 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 792 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 620 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 580 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 540 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 501 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 483 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 481 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 460 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 420 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 411 |
| Registration plate issues | 386 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 368 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 367 |
| Rear brake binding | 317 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 311 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 283 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 254 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 233 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 215 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 212 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 208 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 203 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 187 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 185 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 178 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 177 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 176 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 161 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 152 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 149 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 147 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 137 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 122 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 112 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 112 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 105 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 89 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 83 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 81 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 75 |