| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1323 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 757 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 669 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 420 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Registration plate issues | 281 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 271 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 262 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 222 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 218 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 212 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 143 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 122 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 111 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 110 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 89 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 40 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 37 |
| Rear brake binding | 37 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 36 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |