| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 223 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 90 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp likely to become detached (4.5.1 (c) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |