| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 224 |
| Registration plate issues | 121 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 76 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 3 |