| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 219 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 125 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 114 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 14 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front 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)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |