| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 874 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 468 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 355 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 267 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 190 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 189 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 118 |
| Registration plate issues | 112 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 102 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 62 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 27 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 12 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 12 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |