| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6915 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2894 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2282 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1477 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 887 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 719 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 640 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 552 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 500 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 475 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 450 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 426 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 419 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 409 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 403 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 366 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 349 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 324 |
| Registration plate issues | 323 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 308 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 289 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 281 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 280 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 276 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 226 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 196 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 192 |
| Rear brake binding | 192 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 186 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 178 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 163 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 132 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 128 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 125 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 123 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 107 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 95 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 91 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |