| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7062 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2366 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 957 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 527 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 428 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 383 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 348 |
| Registration plate issues | 314 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 290 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 263 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 258 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 236 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 189 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 170 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 168 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 167 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 111 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 110 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 75 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 60 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 59 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 51 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 51 |