| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3955 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1502 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 694 |
| Registration plate issues | 488 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 435 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 405 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 360 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 314 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 256 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 211 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 199 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 172 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 158 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 77 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |