| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2308 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1090 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 296 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 200 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 183 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 107 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 78 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 17 |