| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10111 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6436 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3296 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1859 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1834 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1668 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1530 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1460 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1443 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1292 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1082 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 889 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 846 |
| Registration plate issues | 809 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 752 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 713 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 708 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 706 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 564 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 529 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 517 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 502 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 420 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 418 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 397 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 372 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 371 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 362 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 355 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 354 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 345 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 345 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 335 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 334 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 330 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 318 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 312 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 307 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 297 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 270 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 266 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 260 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 244 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 243 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 241 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 240 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 222 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 211 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 205 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 200 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 157 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 154 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 145 |