| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4910 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3529 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1571 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 539 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 405 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 348 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 339 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 314 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 279 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 231 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 219 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 169 |
| Rear brake binding | 163 |
| Registration plate issues | 159 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 130 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 126 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 79 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 59 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 50 |