| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 580 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 187 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 47 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |