| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 150 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 71 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 59 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 39 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 37 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |