| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 316 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 144 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 25 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |