| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 847 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 467 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 96 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Registration plate issues | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 34 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |