| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 235 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 48 |
| Registration plate issues | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |