| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7246 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3901 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1457 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 856 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 816 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 676 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 668 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 611 |
| Registration plate issues | 531 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 506 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 441 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 400 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 365 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 358 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 356 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 350 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 347 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 273 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 272 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 226 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 217 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 150 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 105 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 96 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 84 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 83 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 76 |