| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1323 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 669 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 398 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 390 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 370 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 360 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 308 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 303 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Registration plate issues | 150 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 99 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 82 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 65 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 63 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Rear brake binding | 31 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Windscreen has damage | 19 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |