| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 898 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 367 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 175 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Parking brake lever inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |