| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 794 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 449 |
| Registration plate issues | 248 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 98 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |