| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 944 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 368 |
| Registration plate issues | 261 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 205 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 34 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |