| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 256 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 185 |
| Registration plate issues | 182 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 62 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Central Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |