| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 927 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 727 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 282 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 186 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 174 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 165 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 85 |
| Rear brake binding | 61 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 49 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 27 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 19 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 16 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |