| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 258 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 199 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |