| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1558 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1231 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 273 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 167 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 165 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 111 |
| Registration plate issues | 109 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 108 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 91 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 72 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 48 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 35 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Central Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| 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)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |