| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2820 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1933 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1844 |
| Registration plate issues | 1692 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 699 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 581 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 551 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 441 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 320 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 316 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 305 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 285 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 242 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 225 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 93 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 85 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 82 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 78 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 69 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 61 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |