| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 461 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 81 |
| Registration plate issues | 65 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |