| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1292 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 329 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 329 |
| Registration plate issues | 244 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 206 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 126 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 124 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 119 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 96 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 22 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Windscreen has damage | 21 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 21 |