| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4265 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3069 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 734 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 713 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 494 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 477 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 385 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 377 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 282 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 238 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 238 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 224 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 156 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Registration plate issues | 142 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 140 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 134 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Rear brake binding | 106 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 91 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 59 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |