| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4460 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1816 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 918 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 425 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 369 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 350 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 341 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 310 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 307 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 262 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 247 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 229 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 191 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 186 |
| Registration plate issues | 177 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 176 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 174 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 151 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 136 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 114 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 97 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 77 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 59 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 47 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |