| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2682 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2195 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1851 |
| Registration plate issues | 649 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 370 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 303 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 296 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 258 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 250 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 236 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 196 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 124 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 105 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 78 |
| Windscreen has damage | 73 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 69 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 61 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 60 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 48 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 48 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 45 |