| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5689 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2831 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2031 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1016 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 959 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 807 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 771 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 612 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 572 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 543 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 541 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 484 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 413 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 407 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 404 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 398 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 367 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 317 |
| Registration plate issues | 302 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 294 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 293 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 286 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 280 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 241 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 234 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 230 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 219 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 204 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 202 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 193 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 191 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 190 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 170 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 138 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 75 |