| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1792 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1772 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1264 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 446 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 385 |
| Rear brake binding | 332 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 322 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 295 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 164 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 159 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 147 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 142 |
| Registration plate issues | 138 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 131 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 112 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 110 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 84 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 79 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 76 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 74 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 65 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 57 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 52 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 45 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 36 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Windscreen has damage | 32 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |