| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 240 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 158 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 87 |
| Registration plate issues | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |