| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1760 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1207 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 313 |
| Registration plate issues | 192 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 83 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 82 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 77 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 63 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 61 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Windscreen has damage | 51 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 43 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Central Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 24 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 24 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 21 |