| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10813 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4968 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2096 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2011 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1443 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1160 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1018 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1015 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 826 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 751 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 566 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 516 |
| Registration plate issues | 504 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 501 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 433 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 405 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 379 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 357 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 353 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 340 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 337 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 315 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 304 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 291 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 281 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 265 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 254 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 249 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 224 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 199 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 194 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 158 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 157 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 134 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 124 |
| Rear brake binding | 119 |
| Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 119 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 118 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 117 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 116 |