| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 444 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 254 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 4 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |