| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2441 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1364 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1198 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 825 |
| Registration plate issues | 726 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 516 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 428 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 406 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 402 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 400 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 304 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 238 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 125 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 102 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 91 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 90 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 70 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 61 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 61 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Passengers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 48 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |