| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 221 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 78 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside 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 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken o/s/f coil spring broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn n/s/f suspension arm rear bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |