| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 583 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 478 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 188 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 87 |
| Registration plate issues | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 63 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 15 |
| Front brake application uneven | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 14 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |