| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1595 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 883 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 398 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 194 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 148 |
| Registration plate issues | 124 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 110 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Nearside 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)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| 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)) | 43 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Electronic stability control switch not functioning correctly (7.12 (d)) | 40 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside 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)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 20 |