| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3624 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2391 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 571 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 404 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 255 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 209 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 188 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 137 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Rear brake binding | 106 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 99 |
| Registration plate issues | 95 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 91 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 91 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 48 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 43 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |