| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 830 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 275 |
| Registration plate issues | 213 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 139 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 32 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |