| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 823 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 370 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |