| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1321 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 467 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 237 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 58 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |