| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9917 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4449 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2636 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1382 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1318 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1307 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1143 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 947 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 705 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 695 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 616 |
| Registration plate issues | 537 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 499 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 485 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 458 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 406 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 394 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 388 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 369 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 360 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 354 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 352 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 342 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 320 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 311 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 306 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 277 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 267 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 251 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 231 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 226 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 222 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 166 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 154 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 146 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 137 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 122 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 119 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 111 |