| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 677 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 567 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 151 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 87 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 31 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 16 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |