| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 603 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 322 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 273 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 150 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 102 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 83 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 47 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear brake binding | 20 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |