| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1335 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1162 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1026 |
| Registration plate issues | 486 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 289 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 247 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 31 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |