| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8111 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4266 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3788 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2566 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1664 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1551 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1190 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 973 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 918 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 857 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 848 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 832 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 810 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 766 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 755 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 707 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 706 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 681 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 647 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 605 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 596 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 583 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 537 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 516 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 493 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 479 |
| Registration plate issues | 478 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 472 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 445 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 386 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 360 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 340 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 334 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 301 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 290 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 275 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 272 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 271 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 257 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 217 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 193 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 192 |
| Rear brake binding | 192 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 164 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 163 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 163 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 135 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 132 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 128 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 125 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 120 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 119 |