| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 572 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 355 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 285 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 260 |
| Registration plate issues | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 205 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 178 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 77 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 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)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |