| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 479 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 419 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 220 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Registration plate issues | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn outer bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |