| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 210 |
| Registration plate issues | 90 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 64 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 45 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |