| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1578 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1246 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 699 |
| Registration plate issues | 502 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 323 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 247 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |