| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1376 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 527 |
| Registration plate issues | 366 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 360 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 298 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 193 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 186 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 62 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 36 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |