| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1248 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 722 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 260 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 227 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 137 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 70 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Electronic stability control switch not functioning correctly (7.12 (d)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 23 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| 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)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 16 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 16 |