| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3416 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3045 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1601 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 349 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 336 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 327 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 215 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 212 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 193 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 188 |
| Rear brake binding | 187 |
| Registration plate issues | 176 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 166 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 139 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 58 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 48 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 46 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 43 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |