| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 717 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 631 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 596 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 566 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 565 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 470 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 224 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 159 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 131 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 89 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Registration plate issues | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |