| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 71 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating both sides (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached back bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached back bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |